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Award inducting Con Conrad into the Songwriters Hall of Fame posthumously in 1972. Conrad won the first Academy Award ever issued in the category of ''Best Original Song'' in 1934 with ''The Continental,'' the theme for Ginger Rogers and Fred Astaire's hit film ''The Gay Divorcee.'' In the 1920's, Conrad wrote such hit songs as ''Margie,'' ''Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me,'' ''You've Got to See Your Mama Every Night,'' ''Memory Lane,'' ''Lonesome and Sorry,'' ''Palesteena'' and ''Come on Spark Plug.'' He also enjoyed a prolific career scoring Broadway shows. The Songwriters Hall of Fame was created in 1969 and has a short roster of under 400 inductees divided into three groups, with Conrad categorized in the Tin Pan Alley era group from 1880-1953. The award statue is forged in brass-color metal in the the shape of a piano mounted to a wooden base. A plaque on the base is engraved: ''Con Conrad / has been duly elected to the Songwriters Hall of Fame / 1972''. The organization's logo appears on the plaque's left side. Award measures 5.25'' wide, 5.5'' high and 2.75'' deep. Some wear to base edges, else near fine. An extremely scarce homage to a history-making songwriter from his personal estate.
Songwriters Hall of Fame Award Inducting Con Conrad -- First Oscar Recipient of ''Best Original Song''
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