John M. Stahl
Directing
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.
Known for
Directing42
movieOh, You Beautiful Doll
1949
Director
movieFather Was a Fullback
1949
Director
movieThe Walls of Jericho
1948
Director
movieThe Foxes of Harrow
1947
Director
movieLeave Her to Heaven
1945
Director
movieThe Keys of the Kingdom
1944
Director
movieThe Eve of St. Mark
1944
Director
movieHoly Matrimony
1943
Director
movieImmortal Sergeant
1943
Director
movieOur Wife
1941
Director
movieWhen Tomorrow Comes
1939
Director
movieLetter of Introduction
1938
Director
movieParnell
1937
Director
movieMagnificent Obsession
1935
Director
movieImitation of Life
1934
Director
movieOnly Yesterday
1933
Director
movieBack Street
1932
Director
movieStrictly Dishonorable
1931
Director
movieSeed
1931
Director
movieThe Boudoir Diplomat
1930
Director
movieA Lady Surrenders
1930
Director
movieIn Old Kentucky
1927
Director
movieLovers
1927
Director
movieThe Gay Deceiver
1927
Director
movieMemory Lane
1926
Director
movieFine Clothes
1925
Director
movieHusbands and Lovers
1924
Director
movieWhy Men Leave Home
1924
Director
movieThe Wanters
1923
Director
movieThe Dangerous Age
1923
Director
movieOne Clear Call
1922
Director
movieThe Song of Life
1922
Director
movieSowing the Wind
1921
Director
movieSuspicious Wives
1921
Director
movieWomen Men Forget
1920
Director
movieThe Woman Under Oath
1919
Director
movieGreater Than Love
1919
Director
movieHer Code of Honor
1919
Director
movieWives of Men
1918
Director
Suspicion
1918
Director
movieThe Lincoln Cycle
1917
Director
Production24
movieOur Wife
1941
Producer
movieWhen Tomorrow Comes
1939
Producer
movieLetter of Introduction
1938
Producer
movieMagnificent Obsession
1935
Producer
movieImitation of Life
1934
Producer
movieSeed
1931
Producer
movieMister Antonio
1929
Producer
movieBroadway Fever
1929
Producer
movieMarriage by Contract
1928
Producer
movieThe Cavalier
1928
Producer
movieThe Power of Silence
1928
Producer
movieBeautiful But Dumb
1928
Producer
movieProwlers of the Sea
1928
Producer
movieClothes Make the Woman
1928
Producer
movieStormy Waters
1928
Producer
movieThe Scarlet Dove
1928
Producer
movieThe Man in Hobbles
1928
Producer
movieWild Geese
1927
Producer
movieLovers
1927
Producer
movieHusbands and Lovers
1924
Producer
Writing3
movieMemory Lane
1926
Original Story
movieWives of Men
1918
Story, Screenplay