John Ronald Smight was an American theatre and film director.
13 Facts About Jack Smight
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Jack Smight was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and went to Cretin High School with future actor Peter Graves.
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Jack Smight joined the Army Air Forces, flying missions in the Pacific during World War II, before earning his degree at the University of Minnesota.
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Jack Smight worked as a radio actor and had a bit part in a stage production of Anna Lucasta.
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Jack Smight became stage manager for TV's The Good Egg of the Week and then assistant director on The Colgate Comedy Hour and The Dennis Day Show.
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Jack Smight said a big break was working on Visit to a Small Planet with Cyril Ritchard.
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Jack Smight directed the 1960 Broadway play The 49th Cousin.
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Jack Smight directed episodes for The Twilight Zone and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour.
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Jack Smight then signed a contract with Warners to make six films in one a year.
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Jack Smight produced and directed The Third Day and then directed the Paul Newman vehicle Harper.
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Jack Smight followed that with the British action comedy, Kaleidoscope with Warren Beatty.
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In 1976, Jack Smight was hired to direct the technically-complex Damnation Alley, expected to be another box office hit upon release.
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Jack Smight's last film, The Favorite, known as La Nuit du serail, was a co-production of the United States and Switzerland.