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- Hugh Ryan "Jack" Conway (July 17, 1886 – October 11, 1952) was an American film director and film producer, as well as an actor of many films in the first half of the 20th century.
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Hugh Ryan "Jack" Conway (July 17, 1886 – October 11, 1952) was an American film director and film producer, as well as an actor of many films in the first half of the 20th century. Conway and director Edmund Goulding share the distinction of directing the most Best Picture -nominated films without ever being nominated for Best Director, with ...
- Viola Barry (1911–1918) (divorced) 2 children, Virginia Bushman (1926–1952) (his death) 2 children
- Hugh Ryan Conway, July 17, 1886, Graceville, Minnesota, US
- 1909–1948
- October 11, 1952 (aged 66), Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Actor. Producer. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Born Hugh Ryan Conway of Irish ancestry, Jack Conway was one of a team of MGM contract directors (others included Sam Wood and Robert Z. Leonard ), who forsook any pretense to a specific individual style in favor of working within the strictures set forth by studio management--as embodied by Irving ...
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- Graceville, Minnesota, USA
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- Pacific Palisades, California, USA
5 days ago · Jack Conway (born July 17, 1887, Graceville, Minnesota, U.S.—died October 11, 1952, Pacific Palisades, California) was an American filmmaker who worked primarily for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), where he became known as a reliable and efficient director.
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Jack Conway (July 17, 1887; Graceville, Minnesota - October 11, 1952; Pacific Palisades, California) was a film director and film producer, as well as an actor of many films in the first half of the twentieth century. His full name was Hugh Ryan Conway. Under the name of John Conway, he was a co-director, co-producer and actor.
A biography and filmography of Jack Conway, the MGM contract director who created some of MGM's best films including 'A Tale of Two Cities' in 1935, 'Boom Town' in 1940 and 'The Hucksters' in 1947.
Jack Conway. Director: Viva Villa!. Born Hugh Ryan Conway of Irish ancestry, Jack Conway was one of a team of MGM contract directors (others included Sam Wood and Robert Z. Leonard), who forsook any pretense to a specific individual style in favor of working within the strictures set forth by studio management--as embodied by Irving Thalberg ...
He was born as Hugh Ryan Conway, on July 17, 1887, in Graceville, Minnesota, US. Conway started out as an actor, joining a repertory theater group straight out of high school. He then moved into films and, in 1911, became a member of D.W. Griffith's stock company, appearing primarily in westerns.
