Honey, I was there. Beer barrel furniture and green shag carpet? A radio writer and actor, he moved to Hollywood after his World War II service and played a series of character roles in films beginning with the quintessential film noir The Killers (1946). Wow, if an afternoon delight counts as an "affair" I certainly have had an awful lot of affairs! Also during the 1970s, he appeared in and narrated a number of episodes for ABC's American Sportsman, and in the CBS documentary, The Lost Treasure of the Concepcion. Mrs. Morris was a past president of the B'nai B'rith women's chapter in Silver Spring and treasurer and recording secretary of the metropolitan council of the organization. Wilhelm Conrad Rntgen Biographical . U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. In fact, the former Army Air Corps World War II fighter pilot began his screen career playing heavies. The portly, balding, crumple-faced, self-confessed gourmand had an ever-present weight problem (at one time 118 kg) which proved to be a natural obstacle to progressing to more substantial leading film roles. Weil, Martin (February 12, 1994). Conrad was the executive producer of Countdown (1968), a science-fiction thriller starring James Caan and Robert Duvall that was the major studio feature dbut of director Robert Altman. Didn't she work as a ladies room attendant at the May Company? You need a Find a Grave account to continue. Try again later. the visual image of William Conrad wearing a black silk kimono and red silk boxers is now engraved in my mind forever , I couldn't get past the idea of Brett Somers as anyone's "dear friend.". When not essaying outright villainy Bill played characters like the tough fight promoter Quinn in Body and Soul (1947) or the doom-laden province commissioner in The Naked Jungle (1954). They divorced in 1957. His second wife was Susan Randall Conrad, whom he married in 1957. He is from USA. His acting career encompassed radio and the movies, and he achieved national stardom for his roles on a number of popular television series. She lived in Silver Spring. In the latter show, it was Mr. Conrad's sidekick, the younger and more agile Jake, who actually put the arm on the crooks while Mr. Conrad, as J.L. Movie Memorabilia Is This Month's Star, From Mae West's Bed to a Maltese Falcon,", Last edited on 21 February 2023, at 18:22, Attack on Terror: The FBI vs. the Ku Klux Klan. Two complete one-hour shows!" At R38 at the link, DL fave Susan Richardson talks about the time she and Carrie Fisher auditioned for an ep of Cannon. In the 1970s and 1980s, he starred in three television detective series "Cannon" (1971 to 1976), "Nero Wolfe" (1981) and "Jake and the Fatman" (1987 to 1992) that he would be best remembered for. "Pollution: Keep America Beautiful Iron Eyes Cody". I was picturing Robert Conrad in my head. That, however, didn't hinder a very successful career in radio. After graduating, Bill began his career as a social studies teacher and coach in the Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda public schools, where he worked for 21 years. William Conrad became a television star relatively late in his career. There is a problem with your email/password. Please contact Find a Grave at [emailprotected] if you need help resetting your password. During his career, he was nominated twice for a Best Actor Golden Globe Award, both for the "Cannon" television series. This memorial has been copied to your clipboard. "Man of Substance; William Conrad's Gruff, Oversize Presence Was a Perfect Fit for Cannon and Jake and the Fatman". Late in life, Conrad narrated the opening and closing scenes of the 1991 Bruce Willis feature film Hudson Hawk. His other credits include Suspense, Lux Radio Theater, and Fibber McGee and Molly. William Conrad (born John William Cann Jr.; September 27, 1920 - February 11, 1994) was an American actor, producer and director whose career spanned five decades in radio, film. He also served for five years as a member of the Tonawanda Town Board, where he was the chair of Water Resources and the Youth Parks and Recreation Committees. She retired in 1976 after having taught 11 years at Murch Elementary School in Washington. William Conrad was an actor and filmmaker from America. GREAT NEWS! Conrads final work as an actor was the in CBS crime-drama Jake and the Fatman (1987-92), in which he portrayed district attorney Jason Lochinvar 'Fatman' McCabe opposite Joe Pennys detective Jake Styles. He performed the role of Denethor in the 1980 animated TV version of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Return of the King. He was the corrupt state inspector Turck working for the syndicate in The Racket (1951). [6], William Conrad estimated that he played more than 7,500 roles during his radio career. As Town Council member he led the Clean Energy Community Designation team, that included the award-winning Solarize Tonawanda campaign, LED street light conversion and was active in the Tonawanda Tomorrow efforts after the close of the NRG Huntley Plant. The purchaser was Ronald Winston, president of Harry Winston, Inc. Movie Memorabilia Is This Month's Star, From Mae West's Bed to a Maltese Falcon,". William Conrad was several seats over. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, Kahana, Yoram, "The Wolfe Man in His Lair. Military Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Yes indeed, we too use "cookies." He played newspaper editor Walter Burns opposite Dick Powell's reporter Hildy Johnson in the ABC radio drama The Front Page (1948). As a young man, he worked at Los Angeles radio station KMPC as an announcer as well as a writer and director. Conrad was only interested in the food, not in you. Little less than a month before his 85 th birthday, he took his last breath, and the cause behind his death is reported to be heart failure. View popular celebrities life details, birth signs and real ages. He later narrated The Making of Star Wars (1977), the 1978 World Series U.S.-baseball highlight film, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), and The Rebels (1979). He was Maximum, among the Killers (1946) employed to complete off Burt Lancaster in his dingy lodgings. Mrs. Morris was a native of Washington and a graduate of Business High School. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. William Conrad died in Los Angeles on February 11, 1994, from congestive heart failure. There were several 11-1/2"-tall falcon props made for use in The Maltese Falcon (1941). His other voice work included narration for The Highwayman and the High Flight sign-off featuring an F-15. Conrad was posthumously elected to the National Radio Hall of Fame in 1997.[24]. I wish I'd had an affair with ROBERT Conrad. After his discharge, he returned to radio in the postwar, lending his voice to many roles during radio's heyday, with his most noteworthy being 'Matt Dillon' in the radio version of western frontier series "Gunsmoke" which aired from 1952 to 1961. [citation needed], Conrad was posthumously elected to the National Radio Hall of Fame in 1997, and also to the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame. You have chosen this person to be their own family member. [8]:232 He played Warchek, a menacing policeman, in Johnny Modero: Pier 23 (Mutual 1947), a detective series starring Jack Webb, and was in the cast of Webb's crime drama Pete Kelly's Blues (NBC 1951). The sad news was confirmed by his spokesperson, Jeff Ballard, who mentioned: [8]:144145 Conrad directed and narrated the 1957 episode "Epitaphs", an adaptation of Edgar Lee Masters's poetry volume Spoon River Anthology. Who ARE all you people? Year: 1930; Census Place: Olustee, Jackson, Oklahoma; Roll: 1907; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0027; Image: 1132.0; FHL microfilm: 2341641. Survivors include a daughter, Rosalie Morris Gindes of Silver Spring; a sister, Freda Segal of Bethesda; and three grandsons. During World War II, he served in the United States Army Air Forces, rising to the rank of Captain. She was a member of the boards of the Janney Elementary School PTA and Georgetown Day School and a life member of the National Council of Negro Women and the National Council of Jewish Women. Hello and thank you for being a DL contributor. William Conrad became a television star relatively late in his career. Conrad also appeared in Body and Soul (1947), Sorry, Wrong Number (1948), Joan of Arc (1948), and The Naked Jungle (1954). In fact, Bill himself estimated that he had played in excess of 7,000 radio parts. [22][23][24], In 1957, Conrad was married to former fashion model Susan Randall (19401979), and the couple had one son, Christopher. As a token of appreciation from Jack L. Warner, head of Warner Bros., Conrad received one of the two original lead-metal falcon statues used in the classic film The Maltese Falcon (1941). This browser does not support getting your location. In addition to her husband, of Tacoma, survivors include two children, Ian R. Gilbert of Washington and Amy G. Mann of Tacoma; a brother, John C. Coffee of Grand Rapids; and three grandchildren. He makes Andy Cohen seem almost butch. GEDCOM Note. So, how much is William Conrad worth at the age of 74 years old? His mother was Charlotte Constanze Frowein of Amsterdam, a member of an old Lennep family which had settled in Amsterdam. To add a flower, click the Leave a Flower button. Sorry! Jimmy Lydon, a former child actor, adult actor, and a producer with Warner Bros. at the time, recalled that Webb told the staff, "Fellas, I just sold Temple Houston. William Conrad was in an on-screen matchup with Vicki Lawrence in The Carol Burnett Show (1967). A man of resonant voice as well as bulk, Mr. Conrad used his physical attributes to convey menace as a miscreant in several movies before switching sides in the living room war on crime. Even if that was an exaggeration, his gravelly, resonant voice was certainly heard on countless broadcasts from "Buck Rogers" to "The Bullwinkle Show", from impersonating Marshall Matt Dillon on "Gunsmoke" (before James Arness got the part on screen) to narrating the adventures of Richard Kimball in the television program The Fugitive (1963). The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. Do a series of these, but for Gods sake, reread it before you hit send. On television, Conrad served as the narrator on a number of shows, including the syndicated drama series This Man Dawson (1959-60), ABCs (later NBC) animated series Rocky and Bullwinkle (1959-64), The Fugitive (1963-67), and NBCs action-adventure series Manimal (1983). His voice is heard in the Clio Award-winning 1971 public-service announcement about pollution featuring Iron Eyes Cody, created for Earth Day by Keep America Beautiful and the Ad Council. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. [15] In 1996, the purchaser, Ronald Winston of Harry Winston, Inc., resold the prop to an unknown European collector "at an enormous profit"for as much as $1 million.[16]. Login Everyone in Hollywood knew he was an insatiable bottom. based on information from your browser. Finding fewer onscreen roles in the 1950s, he changed from actor to producer-director with television work, narration, and a series of Warner Bros. films in the 1960s. [17] From 1973 to 1978, Conrad narrated the TV nature program, Wild, Wild World of Animals. In 1981, he starred as the eponymous character in NBCs mystery-drama series Nero Wolfe. He narrated This Man Dawson, a 33-episode syndicated crime drama starring Keith Andes in the 19591960 television season, and then became the familiar voice narrating The Fugitive, starring David Janssen, on ABC television from 1963 to 1967. William Conrad. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. William Conrad girlfriend, wife list. Suddenly we heard brakes squeal and a Lincoln Continental Convertible jumped the curb and nearly hit our table !! Conrad narrated the documentary "Design For Disaster", produced by the Los Angeles City Fire Department, about the November 1961 Bel Air wildfire that gutted several neighborhoods, at the time the worst conflagration in Los Angeles history. William Conrad (born John William Cann Jr., September 27, 1920 February 11, 1994) was an American actor, producer, and director whose entertainment career spanned five decades in radio, film, and television, peaking in popularity when he starred in the detective series Cannon. American Actor William Conrad was born John William Cann Jr. on 27th September, 1920 in Louisville, Kentucky, USA and passed away on 11th Feb 1994 Los Angeles, California, USA aged 73. While starring in the show, he weighed 230 pounds (104kg), and ballooned to 260 pounds (118kg) or more. (1977), the 1978 World Series U.S.-baseball highlight film, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), and The Rebels (1979). No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Later in the decade he produced and directed several films for Warner Brothers, including the thriller Brainstorm (1965) with Jeffrey Hunter and Anne Francis. "A lovely way to end a day, a decade, or an era."[8]:145. My suspicion is buried in this crazy narrative there are some true facts. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Go on, op. I did not recognize him at first, however Charles whispered to me that he was a huge TV star named William. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Please try again later. Conrad voiced Dillon for the show's nine-year run, and he wrote the June 1953 episode "Sundown". As an actor in feature films, Conrad was often cast as a threatening figure. Was it Bill or Bobby who blazed a trail as the first national spokesman for adult diapers? site without all this bureaucratic nonsense, "Pollution: Keep America Beautiful Iron Eyes Cody". [8]:232 He played Warchek, a menacing policeman, in Johnny Modero: Pier 23 (Mutual 1947), a detective series starring Jack Webb, and was in the cast of Webb's crime drama Pete Kelly's Blues (NBC 1951). Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. Make sure that the file is a photo. Add to your scrapbook. As a token of appreciation from Jack L. Warner, head of Warner Bros., Conrad received one of the two original lead-metal falcon statues used in the classic film The Maltese Falcon (1941). After our tyrst, he laid sleeping, I grew concerned that his corpulence would injure me if he rolled over me in his sleep, I quickly dressed and left this apartment, I called my friend Brett Sommers to come get. He performed the role of Denethor in the 1980 animated TV version of J. R. R. Tolkien's The Return of the King. During that decade she was also a volunteer assistant and speech writer for Mayor Washington's wife, Dr. Bennetta B. Washington, while Dr. Washington was principal of Cardozo High School and director of the Women's Job Corps. [27], Conrad was an avid outdoorsman and accomplished fisherman. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. Conrad intoned a rhyming narration heard over the credits of the 1970 John Wayne film Western Chisum. I don't recall what show was on stage but I was seated next to Anne Jeffreys. William Conrad (September 27, 1920 - February 11, 1994) was an American World War II fighter pilot, actor, producer, and director whose career spanned five decades in radio, film, and television. "[8]:145. Viewers sensed in him an understanding for the criminal that blended with his implacable hostility to crime. After making his film debut in Pillow to Post in 1945, Conrad appeared in films like The Killers (1946), Body and Soul (1947), Sorry, Wrong Number (1948), Joan of Arc (1948), and The Naked Jungle (1954). In fact, Bill himself estimated that he had played in excess of 7,000 radio parts. From 1971 to 1976, he starred in television detective series Cannon, which was broadcast on CBS. California Death Index, 19401997. Conrad was born on September 27, 1920 in Louisville, Kentucky. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. We moved from the sofa to his bedroom, I will not go into details however shall we say the man liked to eat alot !! I made a fool of myself over John Foster Dulles. (Published 2/16/94). He was elected to the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame and (posthumously) to the Radio Hall of Fame in 1997. William felt awful about the incident, he ran over the curb while trying to retrieve a baby ruth bar he had dropped earlier. Conrad guest-starred in NBC's science-fiction series The Man and the Challenge and in the syndicated skydiving adventure series Ripcord, with Larry Pennell and Ken Curtis. He stroked my hair and softly touched my breast, I thought I saw his manhood peaking out of the boxers It turned out to be one on the Jeno pizza rolls. In 1962, he starred in an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour and guest-starred in episodes of ABC's crime drama Target: The Corruptors!. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. The obituary of actor William Conrad, which appeared in The Post Feb. 12, incorrectly reported that Ronald Reagan had appeared in the 1946 film, "The Killers," with Mr. Conrad. [8]:144145 Conrad directed and narrated the 1957 episode "Epitaphs", an adaptation of Edgar Lee Masters's poetry volume Spoon River Anthology. [1][2] His parents, John William Cann and Ida Mae Upchurch Cann, owned a movie theatre,[2][3] and Conrad grew up watching movies. Sometimes it's hard to keep up with the latest celebrity news, but don't worry we have you covered. There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2002. Cannon: Directed by George McCowan. He is interred at the Hollywood Hills Cemetery, California. He created the role of Marshal Matt Dillon for the popular radio series Gunsmoke (19521961) and narrated the television adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle (19591964) and The Fugitive (19631967). Lincoln Terrace section, Map #H82, Lot 4448, Companion Lawn Crypt 4, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/4517/william-conrad. Due to his large girth and gravelly, resonating voice, Conrad was often cast in menacing roles. The family moved to Southern California when Conrad was in high school. Help us build our profile of William Conrad! [21], In the 1970s and 1980s, Conrad appeared in a few Pittway First Alert Smoke Alarm commercials as the host, explaining the need for the alarms. "I heard that Weight Watchers had banned its members from watching the show, but it turned out to be a gag," Conrad said in 1973. "William Conrad at the Radio Hall of Fame", http://www.radiohof.org/adventuredrama/williamconrad.html, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II, Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills), Radio personalities from Louisville, Kentucky, Directed by Martin Pitts Written by John Underwood. Being the child of movie theatre owners, Conrads affinity for cinema can be traced back to his childhood. Early life and education [ edit] Conrad is a native of Tonawanda, New York. Please complete the process by verifying your email address. He later narrated The Making of Star Wars (1977), the disaster documentary Catastrophe! To use this feature, use a newer browser. I had an image of him while listening to "Gunsmoke" on radio (yes, I am that old) and wondered why he didn't become Matt Dillon on TV. It's valued at over $8 million. William Conrad Frank Cannon 120 episodes 1971-1976 Patrick Culliton First Policeman 8 episodes 1972-1975 Tom Pittman Bailiff 7 episodes 1971-1974 Charles Bateman Lt. Tarcher 6 episodes 1971-1973 Donovan Jones Director 6 episodes 1971-1973 Simon Scott Ethan Kehoe 5 episodes 1971-1976 Arthur Adams Officer Bill Murray Failed to report flower. He was a producer-director for Warner Bros. Pictures for fifteen years, producing many low budget movies. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. William Conrads income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. In 1963 he contributed to saving 77 Sunset Strip (1958) for yet another season. He was a mobster in Sorry, Wrong Number (1948), the murderous gunslinger Tallman in Johnny Concho (1956) and sleazy nightclub owner Louie Castro who claimed to be 60% legitimate in Cry Danger (1951).When not essaying outright villainy Bill played characters like the tough fight promoter Quinn in Body and Soul (1947) or the doom-laden province commissioner in The Naked Jungle (1954). OP, why do you call your one-time encounter with Big Bill an "affair?". From the early 1980s to the early 1990s, he starred in two other TV series, each with a crime detection/courtroom drama theme Nero Wolfe (1981) and Jake and the Fatman (198792) with Joe Penny. The lead and resin falcons are valued in excess of $2 million - coincidentally the value placed on the "real" Maltese Falcon by Kasper Gutman, Greenstreet's character in the 1941 classic movie. Please click here to update your account with a username and password. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. [1][2] His parents, John William Cann and Ida Mae Upchurch Cann, owned a movie theatre,[3][2] and Conrad grew up watching movies. When I saw his picture in Radio/TV Mirror, I knew the answer. In one episode of the anthology series Suspense (1949) in 1956, he voiced each and every part.Since his corpulence effectively precluded playing strapping characters like Matt Dillon, Bill began to concentrate on directing and producing by the early 1960's. "Actor William Conrad Dies". I enjoyed this OP. And Banlon for the pullover. Death. They were together until her death on April 13, 1979. His eyes in particular were quite striking. After Conrad's death, the statue was consigned by his widow Tippy Conrad to Christie's, which estimated it would bring $30,000 to $50,000 at auction. Conrad intoned a rhyming narration heard over the credits of the 1970 John Wayne film Western Chisum. ", Berry, Heidi L., "Lights, Camera, Auction! After his death, he was posthumously elected to the National Radio Hall of Fame in 1997. No one was supposed to take OP's post seriously. Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census [database online]. He served from 1943 to 1945, and by the time he was discharged from the US Army Air Forces, he had risen through the ranks to become a captain. [23] He was buried in the Lincoln Terrace section of Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery, California. [7] Because of his CBS Radio contract, he sometimes appeared on shows on other networks under the pseudonym "Julius Krelboyne". Take a look at After moving the Lincoln off the sidewalk, we drove to Williams Hollywood place at the Coronet Apartments. As "Bill Conrad", he narrated the animated Rocky and Bullwinkle series from 1959 to 1964. cemeteries found in Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Please click here to get full access and no ads for $1.99 or less per month. He could also be heard introducing Count Basie's Orchestra and Frank Sinatra on Sinatra's 1966 Live at the Sands album. Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census [database online]. gold replica displayed at the 69th Academy Awards. Retrieved 2015-07-21. He was Max, one of The Killers (1946) hired to finish off Burt Lancaster in his dingy lodgings. [8]:319, He was among the supporting cast for the espionage drama The Man Called X (194448); the syndicated dramatic anthology Favorite Story (194649); the adventure dramas The Count of Monte Cristo (Mutual 194748), The Voyage of the Scarlet Queen (Mutual 194748), The Green Lama (CBS 1949), and Nightbeat (NBC 195052); Romance (1950); Hollywood Star Playhouse (195053); Errol Flynn's The Modern Adventures of Casanova (Mutual 1952); and Cathy and Elliott Lewis's On Stage (CBS 195354). She also was a founder of the Second Time Around thrift shop operated by the Silver Spring chapter in the 1970s and early 1980s. In fact, the former Army Air Corps World War II fighter pilot began his screen career playing heavies. [9] When Gunsmoke was adapted for television in 1955, executives at CBS did not cast Conrad or his radio costars despite a campaign to get them to change their minds.[10]. LORDSTOWN, Ohio (MyValleyTributes) - William Elmer Conrad, 95, of Lordstown, Ohio passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at St. Joseph Warren Hospital. 14 years later they divorced in 1957. Martin Weil is a longtime reporter at The Washington Post. He played newspaper editor Walter Burns opposite Dick Powell's reporter Hildy Johnson in the ABC radio drama The Front Page (1948). ", "Warner Brothers Names Conrad to Head Feature Unit. Samuel William Conrad was born on 16 March 1797, in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Daniel Conrad, was 22 and his mother, Elizabeth Shank, was 21. Learn more about merges. In 1963 he contributed to saving 77 Sunset Strip (1958) for yet another season. http://genforum.genealogy.com/stringer/messages/825.html, "Tippy Stringer Conrad, TV weather girl in 1950s". William Conrad ( John William Cann Jr., September 27, 1920 - February 11, 1994) was an American movie, television, stage, voice, radio actor, movie director, and movie producer. "A lovely way to end a day, a decade, or an era. His parents, John William Cann and Ida Mae Upchurch Cann, owned a movie theatre, and Conrad grew up watching movies. David Wayne and William Conrad "The Thirty-First of February" had great potential, a battle of wills between Andy Anderson (David Wayne), a husband whose wife has just died in an accidental fall, and Sgt. Developed by Edward Hume, the series was a critical and commercial hit and has found a permanent place in the US pop culture. William Conrad was then cast in various film roles, usually as a threatening figure, appearing in "The Killers," "Body and Soul," "Sorry, Wrong Number," "Joan of Arc," and "The Naked Jungle." From the early 1980s to the early 1990s he starred in two other TV series, each with a crime detection/courtroom drama theme - Nero Wolfe (1981), and Jake and the Fatman (198792) with Joe Penny. At 74 years old, William Conrad height Yes this story was from the first issue of Celebrity Penthouse Forum. On February 11, 1994, Conrad passed away due to congestive heart failure in Los Angeles. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. He subsequently embarked on his professional life as an announcer, writer, and director for Los Angeles radio station KMPC. is 5'9"(1.75m) . Drag images here or select from your computer for William Conrad memorial. In January 1956, Conrad was the announcer on the debut broadcast of The CBS Radio Workshop, a two-part adaptation of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World which Huxley himself narrated. He married his first wife, June Nelson, on April 12, 1943, on the very day he received his military commission, at Luke Field. Learn more about managing a memorial . Or a sign of early dementia. Mrs. Gilbert was a native of the Grand Rapids, Mich., area and a graduate of the University of Michigan. R8 Yeah, except it was called THE Broadway and I doubt they ever carried Gucci dresses. He lived in Olustee, Jackson, Oklahoma, United States in 1930. Besides his own films, Conrad produced a number of other peoples projects, including Robert Gists See You in Hell, Darling (1966), Allen H. Miners Chubasco (1968), and Sheldon Reynolds Assignment to Kill (1968). 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