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Conway's last film was Julia Misbehaves (1948), a popular comedy with Garson. Private life. His first marriage was to silent film actress Viola Barry. Together, they had two children, including writer Rosemary Conway. His second marriage was to Virginia Bushman, daughter of silent screen star Francis X. Bushman.
- 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.
May 6, 2024 · Conway had another hit with Love Crazy (1941), a deft comedy about a couple (Powell and Loy) whose marriage becomes strained after the wife’s mother comes for a visit.
- Michael Barson
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 ...
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- Graceville, Minnesota, USA
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- Pacific Palisades, California, USA
Personal. Conway married twice, firstly in 1911 to actress Viola Barry. The couple had two children before divorcing in 1918. His second wife was Virginia Bushman, daughter of silent screen star Francis X. Bushman. They also had two children, including the actor Pat Conway, the marriage ending with Conway's death.
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Wife. Actor. Married 1926; daughter of Francis X Bushman. Long-time MGM director of action films, occasional romantic comedies and dramas and a variety of sturdy if not outstanding star vehicles; began career acting in D.W. Griffith films.
Libeled Lady is a 1936 American screwball comedy film directed by Jack Conway and starring Jean Harlow, William Powell, Myrna Loy and Spencer Tracy. It was written by George Oppenheimer, Howard Emmett Rogers, Wallace Sullivan, and Maurine Dallas Watkins.
Although uncredited, Jean Harlow’s then husband Paul Bern was the film’s production supervisor. Cast. Jean Harlow as Lillian “Lil”/”Red” Andrews Legendre. Chester Morris as William “Bill”/”Willie” Legendre, Jr. Lewis Stone as William “Will” Legendre, Sr. Leila Hyams as Irene “Rene” Legendre. Una Merkel as Sally.
