Jack Smight
Jack Smight | |
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Los Angeles, California | |
Occupation(s) | Theatre director, film director, film producer |
John Ronald Smight (March 9, 1925 – September 1, 2003)[1] was an American theatre and film director.[2][3] His film credits include Harper (1966), No Way to Treat a Lady (1968), Airport 1975 (1974),[4] Midway (1976),[2] and Fast Break (1979).
Biography
Smight was born in
He joined the
He became
In 1959, he won an
Smight's first feature film was I'd Rather Be Rich (1964), a remake of It Started with Eve (1941). Smight said "it was not a particularly good script but it opened up a whole new life for me."[6]
Smight then signed a contract with Warners to make six films in one a year. He produced and directed
In 1966, he signed a three-picture deal with
In 1976, Smight was hired to direct the technically-complex Damnation Alley, expected to be another box office hit upon release. After the director's cut was delivered, and Smight moved on to other projects, studio meddling and re-editing resulted in a drastically altered film, which was released and failed at the box office.
Smight's last film, The Favorite (1989), also known as La Nuit du serail, was a co-production of the United States and Switzerland.
Smight died of cancer in Los Angeles in 2003.[1]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Notes |
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1964 | I'd Rather Be Rich | |
1965 | The Third Day | |
1966 | Harper | |
1966 | Kaleidoscope | |
1968 | The Secret War of Harry Frigg | |
1968 | No Way to Treat a Lady | |
1969 | The Illustrated Man | |
1969 | Strategy of Terror | |
1970 | Rabbit, Run | |
1970 | The Traveling Executioner | |
1974 | Airport 1975 | |
1976 | Midway | |
1977 | Damnation Alley | |
1979 | Fast Break | |
1980 | Loving Couples | |
1987 | Number One with a Bullet | |
1989 | The Favorite |
Television
Television Series
Year | Title | Notes |
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1949 | One Man's Family | TV series |
1955 | Repertory Theatre | 2 episodes |
1955 | Goodyear Playhouse |
2 episodes |
1956-57 | Climax! | 13 episodes |
1956-58 | General Electric Theater | 2 episodes |
1957 | The Seven Lively Arts | Episode: "The Sound of Jazz" |
1957-58 | Studio One in Hollywood |
4 episodes |
1957-58 | Suspicion |
3 episode |
1958 | Alcoa Theatre | Episode: Eddie |
1959 | Oldsmobile Music Theatre | Episode: "A Nice Place to Hide" |
1959 | The DuPont Show with June Allyson | 2 episodes |
1959-61 | The Twilight Zone | 4 episodes |
1960 | The United States Steel Hour | Episode "Shadow of a Pale Horse" |
1960-61 | Art Carney Special |
2 episodes |
1960-61 | Sunday Showcase | 2 episodes |
1960-61 | Our American Heritage | 4 episodes |
1961 | Naked City | Episode: "Dead on the Field of Honor" |
1961 | Route 66 | Episode: "Goodnight Sweet Blues" |
1961 | The Law and Mr. Jones | Episode: "Lincoln" |
1962 | The Defenders | 2 episodes |
1962 | The DuPont Show of the Week | 5 episodes |
1962 | Alcoa Premiere | Episode: "Broken Year" |
1963 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour |
4 episodes |
1963 | East Side/West Side |
2 episodes |
1963 | Arrest and Trial | 5 episodes |
1963-64 | Dr. Kildare | 3 episodes |
1964-65 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | 4 episodes |
1971 | Columbo |
Episode: "Dead Weight" |
1971-72 | McCloud | 2 episodes |
1972 | Banacek | 2 episodes |
1972 | Madigan | 2 episodes |
1986 | Code of Vengeance | 2 episodes |
Television Films
Year | Title | Notes |
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1958 | Victor Borge's Comedy in Music III | TV movie |
1959 | The Ten Commandments | TV movie |
1959 | The Sound of Miles Davis | TV movie |
1960 | Destiny, West! | TV movie |
1961 | Westinghouse Presents: Come Again to Carthage | TV movie |
1961 | The Enchanted Nutcracker | TV movie |
1962 | Westinghouse Presents: That's Where the Town Is Going | TV movie |
1972 | The Screaming Woman | TV movie |
1972 | The Longest Night | TV movie |
1973 | Partners in Crime | TV movie |
1973 | Double Indemnity | TV movie |
1973 | Linda | TV movie |
1973 | Frankenstein: The True Story | TV movie |
1973 | Legend in Granite | TV movie |
1974 | The Man from Independence | TV movie |
1978 | Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry | TV movie |
1982 | Remembrance of Love | TV movie |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1959 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Directing for a Drama Series | Alcoa Theatre Episode: Eddie | Won | [9] |
1962 | Westinghouse Presents: Come Again to Carthage | Nominated | |||
1970 | Hugo Award | Best Dramatic Presentation | The Illustrated Man | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b c d Bergan, Ronald (September 19, 2003). "Jack Smight. Down-to-earth director whose stars included Bacall, Steiger and Newman". The Guardian.
- ^ a b "Jack Smight". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2008. Archived from the original on June 10, 2008.
- ^ Myers, JP (March 8, 2018). "This is the story of Director Jack Smight's life in entertainment written by himself". Medium. Archived from the original on November 26, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (October 19, 1974). "Airport 1975 (1974) Screen:'Airport 1975' Is a Silly Sequel With a 747". The New York Times.
- ^ Obituary: Jack Smight ; Director specialising in the macabre: [FOREIGN Edition] Vallance, Tom. The Independent 16 Sep 2003: 16.
- ^ a b Hollywood Kind to TV Directors Los Angeles Times 17 May 1966: c9.
- ^ Smight makes best of both: Go anywhere By Kimmis Hendrick. The Christian Science Monitor 3 Aug 1965: 6.
- ^ MOVIE CALL SHEET: Jack Smight Signs Contract Los Angeles Times 12 Dec 1966: D25.
- ^ "Jack Smight".
External links
- Jack Smight at IMDb
- Jack Smight at the TCM Movie Database
- Jack Smight at the Internet Broadway Database
- Obituary-Jack Smight The Guardian