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Published his first song, ''Down in Dear Old New Orleans'', in , in 1913. By 1918, Conrad was writing and publishing, along with Henry Waterson and had his first major hit in 1920 with ''Margie''. Over the next several years, he would also be responsible for such standards as: ''Ma, He’s Making Eyes At Me'', ''You’ve Got to See Your Mama Every Night'', ''Memory Lane'', ''Lonesome and Sorry'' and ''Come on Spark Plug''. In '' and ''Here’s to Romance''. Conrad received the first Academy Award for Best Song for '' The Continental '' in 1934 along with collaborator Herb Magidson . Conrad died four years later in Van Nuys , California . |
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