John M. Stahl
Directing
- Born
- January 21, 1886 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- January 12, 1950 (age 63)
John Malcolm Stahl (January 21, 1886 – January 12, 1950) was an American film director and producer.
Born in New York City, New York, he began working in the city's growing motion picture industry at a young age and directed his first silent film short in 1914. In the early 1920s Stahl signed on with Louis B. Mayer Pictures in Hollywood and in 1924 was part of the Mayer team that became MGM Studios.
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In 1927, John Stahl was one of the thirty-six founding members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. With the industry's transition to talkies and feature-length films, John Stahl successfully made the adjustment and for Universal Pictures he directed the 1934 film Imitation of Life which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture. The following year, he directed Magnificent Obsession, starring Irene Dunne and Robert Taylor.
John Stahl continued to produce and direct major productions as well filler shorts right up to the time of his death. Some of his other notable directorial work was with The Keys of the Kingdom in 1944 and the 1945 film noir, Leave Her to Heaven with Gene Tierney who was nominated for Best Actress.
Stahl died in Hollywood, California in 1950 of a heart attack, aged 63, and was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.
Known for
Leave Her to Heaven
December 25, 1945
Imitation of Life
November 23, 1934
The Keys of the Kingdom
December 15, 1944
Magnificent Obsession
December 30, 1935
When Tomorrow Comes
August 11, 1939
Immortal Sergeant
April 29, 1943
Holy Matrimony
August 24, 1943
Back Street
August 4, 1932
Letter of Introduction
August 5, 1938
The Foxes of Harrow
September 24, 1947
The Eve of St. Mark
May 22, 1944
Parnell
June 4, 1937
Behind the camera57
- 1949Oh, You Beautiful Doll Director
- 1949Father Was a Fullback Director
- 1948The Walls of Jericho Director
- 1947The Foxes of Harrow Director
- 1945Leave Her to Heaven Director
- 1944The Keys of the Kingdom Director
- 1944The Eve of St. Mark Director
- 1943Holy Matrimony Director
- 1943Immortal Sergeant Director
- 1941Our Wife Director, Producer