John M. Stahl

Directing·Jan 21, 1886·New York City, New York, USA

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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.

Film	Credit
Oh, You Beautiful Doll1949 · Director	Director
Father Was a Fullback1949 · Director	Director
The Walls of Jericho1948 · Director	Director
The Foxes of Harrow1947 · Director	Director
Leave Her to Heaven1945 · Director	Director
The Keys of the Kingdom1944 · Director	Director
The Eve of St. Mark1944 · Director	Director
Holy Matrimony1943 · Director	Director
Immortal Sergeant1943 · Director	Director
Our Wife1941 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
When Tomorrow Comes1939 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Letter of Introduction1938 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Parnell1937 · Director	Director
Magnificent Obsession1935 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Imitation of Life1934 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Only Yesterday1933 · Director	Director
Back Street1932 · Director	Director
Strictly Dishonorable1931 · Director	Director
Seed1931 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Boudoir Diplomat1930 · Director	Director
A Lady Surrenders1930 · Director	Director
Mister Antonio1929 · Producer	Producer
TTwo Men and a Maid1929 · Producer	Producer
TThe Devil's Apple Tree1929 · Producer	Producer
Broadway Fever1929 · Producer	Producer
Marriage by Contract1928 · Producer	Producer
The Cavalier1928 · Producer	Producer
The Power of Silence1928 · Producer	Producer
Beautiful But Dumb1928 · Producer	Producer
Prowlers of the Sea1928 · Producer	Producer
Clothes Make the Woman1928 · Producer	Producer
Stormy Waters1928 · Producer	Producer
Ladies of the Night Club1928 · Producer	Producer
The Scarlet Dove1928 · Producer	Producer
The Man in Hobbles1928 · Producer	Producer
In Old Kentucky1927 · Director	Director
Wild Geese1927 · Producer	Producer
Lovers1927 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
The Gay Deceiver1927 · Director	Director
Memory Lane1926 · Director	Director
Fine Clothes1925 · Director	Director
Husbands and Lovers1924 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Why Men Leave Home1924 · Director	Director
The Wanters1923 · Director	Director
The Dangerous Age1923 · Director	Director
One Clear Call1922 · Director	Director
The Song of Life1922 · Director	Director
The Child Thou Gavest Me1921 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer