The blue book of the screen (1923)

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CONRAD NAGEL HE "unspoiled lover" of the screen, Conrad Nagel, had many advantages when he came to the screen. One was the love of the public for anyone who typifies youth, and the unsophistication thereof. That was Nagel. He has matured somewhat, but the roles he does best are those of the lover whom the corrosion of life has not yet touched. Six feet tall, with blue eyes and blond hair, he is, at 25, looked upon by the public as one of the most popular leading men in pictures. He had seven years' experience on the stage before entering the cinema, and has therefore been an actor since he was sixteen years old, or shortly before he graduated from Highland Park College at Des Moines, la. Nagel was born at Keokuk, la., in March, 1897. Conrad's father being a musician and composer of wide reputation, and his mother (now deceased) a singer, he came naturally by his artistic nature. His first production on the West Coast was "The Fighting Chance," in which he and Anna Q. Nilsson were featured. This was in 1920. Among the other notable photoplays in which he has been one of the featured or leading players are: "Midsummer Madness," "What Every Woman Conrad Nagel forgets the screen when he can take a fling at his farm. Conrad Nagel registers affection. Edith Roberts is the subject. Knows," "Sacred and Profane Love," "Fool's Paradise," "Saturday Night," "The Ordeal," "Nice People," "The Impossible Mrs. Bellew," "Bella Donna." He was then to appear in "Grumpy," a William De Mille production. Nagel is of athletic build, weighing 160 pounds. Although best known in parts representing him as the sympathetic lover, he is fond of character roles, and says he derived almost the greatest enjoyment of his stage career playing the part of the man without humor in "What Every Woman Knows." Like many other motion picture actors, he is a student of everything related to literature and the drama, and has a carefully selected library in his home. He likes to read, and has a retentive memory. He is married and has a daughter, Ruth Margaret, who was two years old in 1922.* His wife was formerly Miss Ruth Helm who also played in' motion pictures before her marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Nagel live in Hollywood, where the former's father also resides. Aside from reading, Mr. Nagel's hobbies are tennis, swimming and other outdoor recreations. 181