Jack Conway (filmmaker)
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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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Born | Hugh Ryan Conway (1886-07-17)July 17, 1886 |
Died | October 11, 1952(1952-10-11) (aged 66) Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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Years active | 1909–1948 |
Spouse(s) | Viola Barry (1911–1918) (divorced) 2 children Virginia Bushman (1926–1952) (his death) 2 children |
Conway and director Edmund Goulding share the distinction of directing the most Best Picture-nominated films without ever being nominated for Best Director, with three apiece. Conway's nominated films were Viva Villa!, A Tale of Two Cities, and Libeled Lady.
Conway was one of a team of MGM contract directors, who forsook any pretense to a specific individual style in favor of working within the strictures set forth by studio management. A thoroughly competent craftsman, he delivered commercially successful entertainment, on time, and within budget.