Jack Conway (filmmaker)

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Jack Conway
Conway in 1937
Born	Hugh Ryan Conway (1886-07-17)July 17, 1886 Graceville, Minnesota, US
Died	October 11, 1952(1952-10-11) (aged 66) Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations	Actor director producer
Years active	1909–1948
Spouse(s)	Viola Barry (1911–1918) (divorced) 2 children Virginia Bushman (1926–1952) (his death) 2 children

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. A thoroughly competent craftsman, he delivered commercially successful entertainment, on time, and within budget.