Jack Smight
Directing
- Born
- March 9, 1925 · Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
- Died
- September 1, 2003 (age 78)
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Jack Smight (March 9, 1925 - September 1, 2003) was an American theatre and film director. Smight was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and went to school with future actor Peter Graves. His film credits include The Traveling Executioner, Rabbit, Run, Loving Couples, Midway, Harper, Airport 1975, Damnation Alley and the Emmy Award-winning Eddie, as well as many episodes of television series such as The Twilight Zone and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. He also directed the 1960 Broadway play The 49th Cousin and composed the music for the film adaption of Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry. Smight died from cancer in Los Angeles, California. He was 78.
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Known for
Midway
June 18, 1976
Airport 1975
October 18, 1974
Harper
February 22, 1966
Damnation Alley
September 10, 1977
The Illustrated Man
March 26, 1969
No Way to Treat a Lady
March 20, 1968
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
February 29, 1968
Frankenstein: The True Story
September 19, 1974
The Screaming Woman
January 29, 1972
Double Indemnity
October 13, 1973
Loving Couples
October 24, 1980
Kaleidoscope
July 1, 1966
Behind the camera33
- 2025Airports Director
- 2005Miles Davis: The Cool Jazz Sound Director
- 1989The Favorite Director
- 1987Number One with a Bullet Director
- 1982Remembrance Of Love Director
- 1980Loving Couples Director
- 1979Fast Break Director
- 1978Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry Director
- 1977Damnation Alley Director
- 1976Midway Director