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Died. Conrad Nagel, 72, veteran of Hollywood and Broadway; of a heart attack; in Manhattan. After making his debut on Broadway in 1918's Forever After, the handsome blond actor rose to stardom in the silent days, appearing in more than 150 films (Little Women, The Jazz Singer) between 1919 and 1932. His resonant baritone was perfect for talkies, and he continued to star in films while scoring Broadway hits in 1943's The Skin of Our Teeth and 1948's Goodbye, My Fancy...
Last week that historical record was brought up to date with the opening of a show devoted to a collection of 86 original TIME covers, all of them portraits of U.S. newsmakers. They are not only portraits of outstanding Americans, said Charles Nagel, director of the gallery, but they are also "the work of notable artists of our time." Washington officials, lawmakers and diplomats turned out to admire the portraits and toast the artists-many of whom were present along with their subjects. Jazz Pianist Thelonious Monk was on hand to renew his friendship with Artist Boris Chaliapin. His portrait...
Mailer said he first heard of Nagel's plan from a Newsweek reporter who was writing an article about...
...Thomas Nagel, assistant professor of Philosophy at Princeton and holder of a Harvard Ph.D., has collected 185 of the 200 alumni signatures necessary to have Mailer on the ballot. Norr already has enough signatures, most of which he collected at his graduation where he was Class Orator...
...Nagel decided to circulate a petition for Mailer last year. "I felt at the time of the Columbia upheaval that there was something drastically wrong with the make-up of the governing boards of universities," he said...