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Barnaby Conrad

December 20, 2023

For Barnaby Conrad III (born 1952), see Barnaby Conrad III.

Barnaby Conrad, Jr. (March 27, 1922 – February 12, 2013)[1] was an American artist, author, nightclub proprietor, bullfighter and boxer.[2]

Barnaby Conrad
BornBarnaby Conrad Jr.
(1922-03-27)March 27, 1922
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedFebruary 12, 2013(2013-02-12) (aged 90)
Carpinteria, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • Artist
  • author
  • nightclub proprietor
  • bullfighter
  • boxer
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCate School
Taft School
University of North Carolina
National Autonomous University of Mexico
Yale University

Born in San Francisco, California, to an affluent family, Conrad was raised in Hillsborough. He spent a year at the Cate School in Carpinteria, California, before being sent east and graduating from the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut, in the class of 1940.[3][4]

He attended the University of North Carolina, where he was captain of the freshman boxing team. He also studied painting at the National Autonomous University of Mexico, where he also became interested in bullfighting. After being injured in the bullring, he returned to college and graduated from Yale University in 1943. He wanted to join the Navy after Yale, but his bullfighting injury prevented that.[1][5]

Conrad was American Vice Consul to Seville, Málaga, and Barcelona from 1943 to 1946. While in Spain, he studied bullfighting with Juan Belmonte, Manolete, and Carlos Arruza. In 1945 he appeared on the same program with Belmonte and was awarded the ears of the bull. He is the only American male to have fought in Spain, Mexico and Peru. After his stint in Spain, he moved for a time to Lima, Peru. He was known as "El Niño de California" ("The California Kid").[1]

In 1947, he worked as secretary to famed novelist Sinclair Lewis. Conrad published his first novel, The Innocent Villa, in 1948. It largely went unnoticed, but his second novel, Matador, sold 3,000,000 copies.[6]

John Steinbeck selected Conrad's Matador as his favorite book of the year, and the novel has been translated into 28 languages. Royalties from Matador provided Conrad with the capital to open El Matador nightclub in San Francisco in 1953.[7] Herb Caen, noting that Matador was the publisher's suggested alternative to the original title Conrad had given his second novel, commented on Conrad naming his nightclub after his first best seller: "Who'd ever go eat at a restaurant called Day of Fear?"[6] In 1997 Conrad wrote Name Dropping: Tales From My San Francisco Nightclub, "a jaunty account" about the 10 years he ran El Matador.[7]

In 1958, Conrad was gored, almost fatally[5] in a bullfight that was part of a charity event.[7] After learning of the incident, Eva Gabor is said to have run into Noël Coward at Sardi's in New York and asked him, "Did you hear about poor Barnaby? He was terribly gored in Spain." Coward replied, "Oh, thank heavens. I thought you said he was bored."[6]

Conrad served as a Golden Gate Awards juror at the 1959 San Francisco Film Festival. In 1965 he joined the Festival board and served for five years.[8][9]

Conrad started the Santa Barbara Writers Conference in 1973 at the Cate School, inviting such well-known authors as Eudora Welty, Gore Vidal, Joan Didion, and Ross Macdonald.[5] He and his wife Mary directed the literary gathering until Conrad sold the conference in 2004.[10] His son, Barnaby Conrad III, is also a San Francisco-based writer.

Conrad's charcoal portraits of Truman Capote, James Michener, and Alex Haley hang in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.[6][11] In 2006, the Spanish writer Salvador Gutiérrez Solís published his biography, Barnaby Conrad: A Spanish Passion (Fundación José Manuel Lara), which tells the story of Conrad's life in Spain and his connection with the world of bullfighting.

Death edit

Conrad died on February 12, 2013, at his home in Carpinteria, California. He had been in hospice care for three weeks.[7][12] He was 90 years old.

Works by Barnaby Conrad edit

Fiction edit

  • Matador (1952; with illustrations by the author); 2nd edition (1988) Capra Press; ISBN 0-88496-286-5[13]
  • Zorro, a fox in the city (1971); ISBN 0-385-04149-7/ OCLC 153828
  • Endangered (1978) with Niels Mortensen ISBN 0-399-12171-4
  • OCLC 232653594 Condor (1978) with Niels Mortensen
  • Keepers of the Secret (1983) with Nico Mastorakis; ISBN 978-0-515-05544-3
  • The Last Boat to Cadiz (2003); ISBN 1-59266-032-0
  • The Second Life of John Wilkes Booth (2010); ISBN 1-57178-225-7

Nonfiction edit

As editor, translator or contributor edit

  • OCLC 84219226 The Wounds of Hunger (1957 translation of Más Cornadas da el Hambre by Luis Spota)
  • OCLC 1576413 The second life of Captain Contreras (1960 translation of La Otra vida del Capitan Contreras)
  • OCLC 1512811 My Life as a Matador The autobiography of Carlos Arruza (1956)
  • The Complete Guide to Writing Fiction (1990) with the staff of the Santa Barbara Writers Conference; ISBN 0-89879-395-5
  • "William Spratling" (1990) in Spratling Silver by Sandraline Cederwall and Hal Riney; ISBN 0-87701-845-6
  • The World of Herb Caen: San Francisco, 1938-1997 (1997; with Carole Vernier); ISBN 0-8118-1859-4
  • The World's Shortest Stories: Murder. Love. Horror. Suspense. All this and much more in the most amazing short stories ever written—each one just 55 words long! (2006) Steve Moss; ISBN 0-7624-0300-4

Famous "sports" quote edit

The famous quote "Only bullfighting, mountain climbing and auto racing are sports, the rest are merely games" can be attributed to Conrad,[14] however Ernest Hemingway is often mistaken as the source.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c . The Death of Manolete by Barnaby Conrad. Pippin Publishing. Archived from the original on 2010-04-09. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
  2. ^ "Obituary: Barnaby Conrad". The Telegraph. March 8, 2013.
  3. ^ Profile[permanent dead link], cate.org; accessed September 13, 2015.
  4. ^ Obituary, nytimes.com, February 17, 2013; accessed September 13, 2015.
  5. ^ a b c . Capra Press. Archived from the original on October 23, 2009. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
  6. ^ a b c d Chawkins, Steve (February 16, 2013). , nytimes.com; accessed September 13, 2015.
  7. ^ a b c d Weber, Bruce (17 February 2013). "Barnaby Conrad, Man of Many Hats and a Cape, Dies at 90". New York Times. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
  8. ^ "Our History". San Francisco International Film Festival - The First to Fifty. San Francisco Film Society. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
  9. ^ Landazuri, Margarita. "Interview with Barnaby Conrad" (PDF). San Francisco Film Society Oral History Project. San Francisco Film Society. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
  10. ^ Brantingham, Barney (March 29, 2010). . Santa Barbara Independent. Santa Barbara, California. On the Beat. Archived from the original on May 2, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2010.
  11. ^ National Gallery
  12. ^ Brantingham, Barney (February 12, 2013). "Barnaby Conrad Dies". Santa Barbara Independent. Santa Barbara, California.
  13. ^ Kretzmer, Herbert (27 Nov 1988). "Review: Matador by Barnaby Conrad". Los Angeles Times.
  14. ^ "Open Mic: What's a Sport?". Bleacher Report. Retrieved October 4, 2013.

Barnaby Conrad, Una pasión española (Biografía), escrita por Salvador Gutiérrez Solís.

External links edit

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Connecticut in the class of 1940 3 4 He attended the University of North Carolina where he was captain of the freshman boxing team He also studied painting at the National Autonomous University of Mexico where he also became interested in bullfighting After being injured in the bullring he returned to college and graduated from Yale University in 1943 He wanted to join the Navy after Yale but his bullfighting injury prevented that 1 5 Conrad was American Vice Consul to Seville Malaga and Barcelona from 1943 to 1946 While in Spain he studied bullfighting with Juan Belmonte Manolete and Carlos Arruza In 1945 he appeared on the same program with Belmonte and was awarded the ears of the bull He is the only American male to have fought in Spain Mexico and Peru After his stint in Spain he moved for a time to Lima Peru He was known as El Nino de California The California Kid 1 In 1947 he worked as secretary to famed novelist Sinclair Lewis Conrad published his first novel The Innocent Villa in 1948 It largely went unnoticed but his second novel Matador sold 3 000 000 copies 6 John Steinbeck selected Conrad s Matador as his favorite book of the year and the novel has been translated into 28 languages Royalties from Matador provided Conrad with the capital to open El Matador nightclub in San Francisco in 1953 7 Herb Caen noting that Matador was the publisher s suggested alternative to the original title Conrad had given his second novel commented on Conrad naming his nightclub after his first best seller Who d ever go eat at a restaurant called Day of Fear 6 In 1997 Conrad wrote Name Dropping Tales From My San Francisco Nightclub a jaunty account about the 10 years he ran El Matador 7 In 1958 Conrad was gored almost fatally 5 in a bullfight that was part of a charity event 7 After learning of the incident Eva Gabor is said to have run into Noel Coward at Sardi s in New York and asked him Did you hear about poor Barnaby He was terribly gored in Spain Coward replied Oh thank heavens I thought you said he was bored 6 Conrad served as a Golden Gate Awards juror at the 1959 San Francisco Film Festival In 1965 he joined the Festival board and served for five years 8 9 Conrad started the Santa Barbara Writers Conference in 1973 at the Cate School inviting such well known authors as Eudora Welty Gore Vidal Joan Didion and Ross Macdonald 5 He and his wife Mary directed the literary gathering until Conrad sold the conference in 2004 10 His son Barnaby Conrad III is also a San Francisco based writer Conrad s charcoal portraits of Truman Capote James Michener and Alex Haley hang in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D C 6 11 In 2006 the Spanish writer Salvador Gutierrez Solis published his biography Barnaby Conrad A Spanish Passion Fundacion Jose Manuel Lara which tells the story of Conrad s life in Spain and his connection with the world of bullfighting Contents 1 Death 2 Works by Barnaby Conrad 2 1 Fiction 2 2 Nonfiction 2 3 As editor translator or contributor 2 4 Famous sports quote 3 References 4 External linksDeath editConrad died on February 12 2013 at his home in Carpinteria California He had been in hospice care for three weeks 7 12 He was 90 years old Works by Barnaby Conrad editThis literature related list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items October 2021 Fiction edit Matador 1952 with illustrations by the author 2nd edition 1988 Capra Press ISBN 0 88496 286 5 13 Zorro a fox in the city 1971 ISBN 0 385 04149 7 OCLC 153828 Endangered 1978 with Niels Mortensen ISBN 0 399 12171 4 OCLC 232653594 Condor 1978 with Niels Mortensen Keepers of the Secret 1983 with Nico Mastorakis ISBN 978 0 515 05544 3 The Last Boat to Cadiz 2003 ISBN 1 59266 032 0 The Second Life of John Wilkes Booth 2010 ISBN 1 57178 225 7Nonfiction edit La Fiesta Brava The Art of the Bull Ring 1953 worldcat org OCLC 1349149 The Death of Manolete 1958 ISBN 1 59777 548 7 Gates of Fear 1958 Library of Congress Catalog 57 10110 https www amazon com GATES OF FEAR exploits bullrings dp B000HG830G Barnaby Conrad s Encyclopedia of Bullfighting 1961 OCLC 484064775 Tahiti 1962 Fun While it Lasted 1969 ISBN 0 7181 0773 X A Revolting Transaction 1983 ISBN 0 87795 534 4 Time Is All We Have Four Weeks at the Betty Ford Center 1986 ISBN 0 87795 835 1 Hemingway s Spain 1989 ISBN 0 87701 561 9 Advice from the Masters A Compendium for Writers 1991 ISBN 978 1 880093 01 6 Name Dropping Tales from my Barbary Coast Saloon 1994 ISBN 0 06 258507 X Learning to Write Fiction from the Masters 1996 ISBN 978 0 452 27657 4 Name Dropping Tales from my San Francisco Nightclub 1997 ISBN 0 9649701 4 7 Snoopy s Guide to the Writing Life 2002 with Monte Schulz ISBN 1 58297 194 3 101 Best Scenes ever Written A Romp Through Literature for Writers and Readers 2006 ISBN 1 884956 56 4 101 Best Beginnings Ever Written A Romp Through Literary Openings for Writers and Readers 2009 ISBN 1 884956 86 6As editor translator or contributor edit OCLC 84219226 The Wounds of Hunger 1957 translation of Mas Cornadas da el Hambre by Luis Spota OCLC 1576413 The second life of Captain Contreras 1960 translation of La Otra vida del Capitan Contreras OCLC 1512811 My Life as a Matador The autobiography of Carlos Arruza 1956 The Complete Guide to Writing Fiction 1990 with the staff of the Santa Barbara Writers Conference ISBN 0 89879 395 5 William Spratling 1990 in Spratling Silver by Sandraline Cederwall and Hal Riney ISBN 0 87701 845 6 The World of Herb Caen San Francisco 1938 1997 1997 with Carole Vernier ISBN 0 8118 1859 4 The World s Shortest Stories Murder Love Horror Suspense All this and much more in the most amazing short stories ever written each one just 55 words long 2006 Steve Moss ISBN 0 7624 0300 4Famous sports quote edit The famous quote Only bullfighting mountain climbing and auto racing are sports the rest are merely games can be attributed to Conrad 14 however Ernest Hemingway is often mistaken as the source References edit a b c About Barnaby Conrad The Death of Manolete by Barnaby Conrad Pippin Publishing Archived from the original on 2010 04 09 Retrieved April 18 2010 Obituary Barnaby Conrad The Telegraph March 8 2013 Profile permanent dead link cate org accessed September 13 2015 Obituary nytimes com February 17 2013 accessed September 13 2015 a b c Barnaby Conrad Last Boat to Cadiz Capra Press Archived from the original on October 23 2009 Retrieved April 18 2010 a b c d Chawkins Steve February 16 2013 Barnarby Conrad Jr dies at 90 bullfighter artist saloonkeeper founded Santa Barbara Writers Conference nytimes com accessed September 13 2015 a b c d Weber Bruce 17 February 2013 Barnaby Conrad Man of Many Hats and a Cape Dies at 90 New York Times Retrieved February 17 2013 Our History San Francisco International Film Festival The First to Fifty San Francisco Film Society Retrieved April 18 2010 Landazuri Margarita Interview with Barnaby Conrad PDF San Francisco Film Society Oral History Project San Francisco Film Society Retrieved April 18 2010 Brantingham Barney March 29 2010 Monte Schulz Bids for S B Writers Conference Santa Barbara Independent Santa Barbara California On the Beat Archived from the original on May 2 2010 Retrieved April 18 2010 National Gallery Brantingham Barney February 12 2013 Barnaby Conrad Dies Santa Barbara Independent Santa Barbara California Kretzmer Herbert 27 Nov 1988 Review Matador by Barnaby Conrad Los Angeles Times Open Mic What s a Sport Bleacher Report Retrieved October 4 2013 Barnaby Conrad Una pasion espanola Biografia escrita por Salvador Gutierrez Solis External links editAfter Sixty Years A Promise Kept to Sinclair Lewis The New York Times accessed January 26 2011 Penguin First Editions reference site of early first edition Penguin Books Profile IMDb com https elpais com cultura 2007 03 22 actualidad 1174518002 850215 html Barnaby Conrad Papers Yale Collection of American Literature Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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