Biography
Jack Conroy was an Irish cinematographer. He was born on 1 January 1944 in Clonad, County Laois, and died on 3 November 2019 in Naas, County Kildare. He attended the College of Technology in Portlaoighise and began working at Ardmore Studios in Bray, County Wicklow, in 1964, later heading the lighting and camera department there from 1972.
Conroy served as director of photography on My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989) and The Field (1990), both directed by Jim Sheridan. His other credits as director of photography include The Playboys (1992), The Last Outlaw (1993), The Hunted (1995), Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996) and V.I.P. (1998). He also directed the feature The Gaelic Curse (2016). He was married to Mona Conroy; their son John Conroy is a cinematographer.
