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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1887-07-16
- event Death Date 1952-10-11
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 1.9
- info Birth Place Graceville, Minnesota, USA
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Kit Carson's Wooing
1911-09-11
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His Only Son
1912-10-09
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The Folly of Anne
1914-11-14
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The Chechako
1914-11-23
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Her Indian Mother
1910-12-16
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Macbeth
1916-01-02
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The Twelfth Juror
1913-04-19
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Old School vs. New School
2012-08-30
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Burning Daylight: The Adventures of 'Burning Daylight' in Alaska
1914-09-14
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The Post Telegrapher
1912-04-30
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Roof Tops of Manhattan
1935-11-16
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Her Indian Hero
1912-04-16
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The Little Orphan
1917-06-18
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Even Unto Death
1914-11-01
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The Scarlet Letter
1908-03-28
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The Killer
1921-01-30
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When Lincoln Paid
1913-01-31
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Love Crazy
1941-05-23
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Libeled Lady
1936-10-09
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Too Hot to Handle
1938-09-16
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The Unholy Three
1930-07-12
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Crossroads
1942-07-23
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Viva Villa!
1934-04-27
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Across the Dead-Line
1922-01-09
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Saratoga
1937-07-23
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A Tale of Two Cities
1935-12-25
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Julia Misbehaves
1948-08-08
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Boom Town
1940-08-30
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Step on It!
1922-05-29
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Honky Tonk
1941-10-01
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Red-Headed Woman
1932-06-25
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The Solitaire Man
1933-09-22
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The Girl from Missouri
1934-08-03
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The Hucksters
1947-07-17
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Dragon Seed
1944-07-20
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The U.P. Trail
1920-11-01
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Our Modern Maidens
1929-09-08
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Lady of the Tropics
1939-08-11
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The Nuisance
1933-06-03
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The Easiest Way
1931-02-07
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Brown of Harvard
1926-05-02
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Arsène Lupin
1932-02-26
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While the City Sleeps
1928-02-15
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But the Flesh Is Weak
1932-04-09
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The Smart Set
1928-03-24
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Let Freedom Ring
1939-02-24
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Untamed
1929-11-23
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Just a Gigolo
1931-06-06
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The Gay Bride
1934-12-14
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Hell Below
1933-06-08
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High Barbaree
1947-05-01
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Assignment in Brittany
1943-03-11
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Lucretia Lombard
1923-12-08
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One New York Night
1935-03-08
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Desire Me
1947-10-31
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They Learned About Women
1930-01-30
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New Moon
1930-12-23
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The Girl from Missouri
1934-08-03
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Riders of the Dawn
1920-05-01
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Trimmed in Scarlet
1923-04-09
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Don't Shoot
1922-08-21
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Little Red Decides
1918-02-24
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The Prisoner
1923-03-18
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The Only Thing
1925-11-22
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The Rage of Paris
1921-09-25
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Alias Jimmy Valentine
1928-11-15
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The Trouble Shooter
1924-05-04
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The Heart Buster
1924-07-06
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Twelve Miles Out
1927-07-08
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Bringing Up Father
1928-03-18
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Quicksands
1923-02-28
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A Yank at Oxford
1938-02-18
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The Hunted Woman
1925-03-22
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Lombardi, Ltd.
1919-10-01
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His Only Son
1912-10-09
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The Smart Set
1928-03-24
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Her Indian Hero
1912-04-16
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Polly Redhead
1917-02-09
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Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916-09-04
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The Birth of a Nation
1915-02-08
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Tales from the Crypt: New Year's Shockin' Eve
2012-12-31
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A Daughter of the Law
1921-11-01
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The Roughneck
1924-11-30
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The Silent Battle
1916-07-24
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The Little Orphan
1917-06-18
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Her Soul's Inspiration
1917-01-15
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The Measure of a Man
1916-11-20
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The Charmer
1917-08-27
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The Millionaire
1921-11-14
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Bond of Fear
1917-09-23
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The Mainspring
1916-11-27
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The Understanding Heart
1927-02-26
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Come Through
1917-06-01
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The Killer
1921-01-30
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The Kiss
1921-07-04
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The Social Buccaneer
1916-10-16
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Another Man's Shoes
1922-11-06
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The Long Chance
1922-10-02
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The Beckoning Trail
1916-08-21
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Our Modern Maidens
1929-09-08
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Her Decision
1918-05-12
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You Can't Believe Everything
1918-06-23
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A Jewel in Pawn
1917-04-16