Historic Roles
Conway appeared in historic roles on CBS's You Are There, narrated by Walter Cronkite and aired between 1953 and 1955. The episodes included "The Boston Tea Party", "The Assassination of Julius Caesar", "The Resolve of Patrick Henry", and "Washington Crosses the Delaware", with Conway portraying General George Washington in the December 25, 1776, crossing of the Delaware River from Pennsylvania into Trenton, New Jersey.
He also portrayed the secretary of war in the 1968 episode "Flag of Truce" of Daniel Boone.
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