Robert Conrad
(1921-1992)

Died aged c. 71

Robert Conrad was born in DeLand in 1921, a member of a pioneer family of West Volusia County. He served in World War II, following which he worked with his father in the lumber and insurance business in DeLand for 30 years. He and his wife, Hawtense Conrad, donated funds to restore rare historical slides to honor horticulturist Lue Gim Gong and gave a headstone for his grave at Oakdale Cemetery. Following his sister’s death in 1990, he donated period furniture from her home in Monticello to furnish the DeLand House Museum. He also donated to the Humane Society and other charitable organizations in DeLand and West Volusia County. Robert Conrad died in 1992.

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Robert Conrad (born Conrad Robert Falk; March 1, 1935 – February 8, 2020) was an American film and television actor, singer, and stuntman. He is best known for his role in the 1965–1969 television series The Wild Wild West, playing the sophisticated Secret Service agent James T. West. He portrayed World War II ace Pappy Boyington in the television series Baa Baa Black Sheep (later syndicated as Black Sheep Squadron). In addition to acting, he was a singer and recorded several pop/rock songs in the late 1950s and early 1960s as Bob Conrad. He hosted a weekly two-hour national radio show (The PM Show with Robert Conrad) on CRN Digital Talk Radio beginning in 2008.

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