FILM DIRECTOR

Jack Conway

1887 - 1952

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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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Conway is the 1,031st most popular film director (up from 1,201st in 2019), the 7,289th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,899th in 2019) and the 262nd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jack Conway ranks 1,031 out of 2,041. Before him are Michael Chapman, Deeyah Khan, Abderrahmane Sissako, Chad Stahelski, Zbigniew Rybczyński, and Tom DiCillo. After him are Gary Ross, Caleb Deschanel, Alex Proyas, Eduard Tisse, Harold Becker, and Ted Wilde.

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Among people born in 1887, Jack Conway ranks 215. Before him are Alf Landon, Sam Warner, Igor Severyanin, Gregorio Marañón, David Keilin, and Boris Kostić. After him are Juan Manuel Gálvez, Sigmund Romberg, Jamini Roy, Victor d'Arcy, Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi, and Govind Ballabh Pant. Among people deceased in 1952, Jack Conway ranks 142. Before him are Stafford Cripps, Ivan Olbracht, Itzik Feffer, Richard Johansson, Guido Castelnuovo, and Sándor Pósta. After him are Billy Hughes, Gregory La Cava, Forest Ray Moulton, Fartein Valen, Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow, and Italo Montemezzi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Conway ranks 7,291 out of 20,380. Before him are Noah Emmerich (1965), Wendell Willkie (1892), Armand Duplantis (1999), Clinton Hart Merriam (1855), Henry Thomas (1971), and Tom DiCillo (1953). After him are Gary Ross (1956), Victor Buono (1938), Bill Joy (1954), Richard Portnow (1947), Shirley Horn (1934), and George Nader (1921).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Jack Conway ranks 262. Before him are Melville Shavelson (1917), Spike Jonze (1969), Christopher McQuarrie (1968), Michael Chapman (1935), Chad Stahelski (1968), and Tom DiCillo (1953). After him are Gary Ross (1956), Caleb Deschanel (1944), Harold Becker (1928), Ted Wilde (1889), Greg Nicotero (1963), and Taylor Sheridan (1970).

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