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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Conway has received more than 13,097 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Jack Conway is the 1,201st most popular film director (down from 834th in 2019), the 7,897th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,451st in 2019) and the 297th most popular American Film Director.

Memorability Metrics

  • 13k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.35

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.64

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Jack Conway ranks 1,201 out of 2,041. Before him are Ivor Montagu, Steve Kloves, Pilar Miró, Julius J. Epstein, Gerhard Lamprecht, and Volodymyr Dakhno. After him are Denys de La Patellière, Férid Boughedir, Christian de Chalonge, Leonid Osyka, Busby Berkeley, and George Fitzmaurice.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Jack Conway ranks 234. Before him are Monte Blue, Ahmet Haşim, Erich Hecke, Arvo Ylppö, Walter Johnson, and Carl Blegen. After him are Patrick O'Connell, George Abbott, Walter Janssen, Giuseppe Domenichelli, Samuel Eliot Morison, and Al Ernest Garcia. Among people deceased in 1952, Jack Conway ranks 152. Before him are Billy Hughes, László Berti, Maryse Bastié, Forest Ray Moulton, Miina Sillanpää, and Aleksandr Andronov. After him are Concepción Aleixandre, Francis Pegahmagabow, Enrique Jardiel Poncela, Frances Benjamin Johnston, Susan Peters, and Fartein Valen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Conway ranks 7,897 out of 20,380. Before him are Art Larsen (1925), Riley Steele (1987), Bebe Neuwirth (1958), Skip James (1902), Douglas McIlroy (1932), and Stith Thompson (1885). After him are Scott Hall (1958), Robert A. Lovett (1895), Dick Butkus (1942), Nick Carter (1980), Dana Plato (1964), and Melville Fuller (1833).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Jack Conway ranks 297. Before him are John Musker (1953), Jon Avnet (1949), Trey Parker (1969), Robert Kramer (1939), Steve Kloves (1960), and Julius J. Epstein (1909). After him are Busby Berkeley (1895), David Hand (1900), George Abbott (1887), Stan Brakhage (1933), Walter Murch (1943), and Adam McKay (1968).

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