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Jack Conway‌

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Jack Conway

Graceville, Minnesota, USA

Jack Conway

Graceville, Minnesota, USA

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1887-07-16

Popularity

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Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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. Four years later, he made his mark as a director and gained valuable experience at Universal (1916–17 and 1921–23), before moving on to MGM in 1925. He remained there until 1948, often helming prestige assignments featuring the studio's top male star, Clark Gable: Boom Town (1940), Honky Tonk (1941), The Hucksters (1947) – all solid box office hits. 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 entertainments, on time, and within budget. Conway may not have achieved fame as a creative genius, but the majority of his films remain eminently entertaining to this day. In his most famous film, A Tale of Two Cities (1935), he utilized 17,000 extras for the Paris mob scenes alone. This spectacular adaptation of the Dickens classic is still regarded by many as the definitive screen version. Another popular hit was the sophisticated all-star comedy Libeled Lady (1936), with the New York Times reviewer commenting on Conway's "agile direction". Conway also directed Viva Villa!, a hit MGM film starring Wallace Beery that was nominated for four Academy Awards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Conway (filmmaker), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Kit Carson's Wooing

Kit Carson's Wooing‌
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calendar 1911

His Only Son

His Only Son‌
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calendar 1912

The Folly of Anne

The Folly of Anne‌
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calendar 1914

The Chechako

The Chechako‌
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calendar 1914

Her Indian Mother

Her Indian Mother‌
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calendar 1910

Macbeth

Macbeth‌
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calendar 1916

The Twelfth Juror

The Twelfth Juror‌
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calendar 1913

Old School vs. New School

Old School vs. New School‌
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calendar 2012

Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska

Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska‌
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calendar 1914

The Post Telegrapher

The Post Telegrapher‌
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calendar 1912

Roof Tops of Manhattan

Roof Tops of Manhattan‌
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calendar 1935

Her Indian Hero

Her Indian Hero‌
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calendar 1912

The Little Orphan

The Little Orphan‌
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calendar 1917

Even Unto Death

Even Unto Death‌
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calendar 1914

The Scarlet Letter

The Scarlet Letter‌
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calendar 1908

The Killer

The Killer‌
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calendar 1921

When Lincoln Paid

When Lincoln Paid‌
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calendar 1913

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