John M. Stahl

John M. Stahl

  • Birthday: 1886-01-21
  • Deathday: 1950-01-12
  • Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA

Biography

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. 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.

Production

Leave Her to Heaven

1945

As Director

Magnificent Obsession

1935

As Director

Imitation of Life

1934

As Director

The Keys of the Kingdom

1944

As Director

Immortal Sergeant

1943

As Director

Our Wife

1941

As Director

Letter of Introduction

1938

As Director

Back Street

1932

As Director

The Walls of Jericho

1948

As Director

Only Yesterday

1933

As Director

Holy Matrimony

1943

As Director

Strictly Dishonorable

1931

As Director

When Tomorrow Comes

1939

As Director

The Foxes of Harrow

1947

As Director

Seed

1931

As Director

Oh, You Beautiful Doll

1949

As Director

Parnell

1937

As Director

A Lady Surrenders

1930

As Director

The Eve of St. Mark

1944

As Director

Father Was a Fullback

1949

As Director

The Dangerous Age

1923

As Director

The Child Thou Gavest Me

1921

As Director

Why Men Leave Home

1924

As Director

The Woman Under Oath

1919

As Director

In Old Kentucky

1927

As Director

Suspicious Wives

1921

As Director

The Song of Life

1922

As Director

The Lincoln Cycle

1917

As Director

Memory Lane

1926

As Director

Husbands and Lovers

1924

As Director

One Clear Call

1922

As Director

Sowing the Wind

1921

As Director

The Wanters

1923

As Director

Fine Clothes

1925

As Director

Her Code of Honor

1919

As Director

Suspicion

1918

As Director

Wives of Men

1918

As Director

The Gay Deceiver

1927

As Director

Lovers

1927

As Director

The Boudoir Diplomat

1930

As Director

Magnificent Obsession

1935

As Producer

Letter of Introduction

1938

As Producer

The Power of Silence

1928

As Producer

Clothes Make the Woman

1928

As Producer

The Child Thou Gavest Me

1921

As Producer

Wild Geese

1927

As Producer

Our Wife

1941

As Producer

Seed

1931

As Producer

When Tomorrow Comes

1939

As Producer

Memory Lane

1926

As Original Story

Husbands and Lovers

1924

As Story

Wives of Men

1918

As Screenplay

Wives of Men

1918

As Story

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