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John M. Stahl

John M. Stahl

Producer, Director, Writer

Born January 21, 1886 in New York City, New York, USA

Died January 12, 1950

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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.

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Filmography

Actor

1

Screen Snapshots: Hollywood's Famous Feet Documentary1950Self

Producer

56

Our Wife Poster

Our Wife Feature Film1941

When Tomorrow Comes Poster

When Tomorrow Comes Feature Film1939

Letter of Introduction Poster

Letter of Introduction Feature Film1938

Parnell Feature Film1937

Magnificent Obsession Poster

Magnificent Obsession Feature Film1935

Seed Feature Film1931

Strictly Dishonorable Poster

Strictly Dishonorable Feature Film1931

Broadway Fever Poster

Broadway Fever Feature Film1929

Lucky Boy Poster

Lucky Boy Feature Film1929

Midstream Poster

Midstream Feature Film1929

Mister Antonio Poster

Mister Antonio Feature Film1929

Molly and Me Poster

Molly and Me Feature Film1929

My Lady's Past Poster

My Lady's Past Feature Film1929

New Orleans Poster

New Orleans Feature Film1929

Painted Faces Poster

Painted Faces Feature Film1929

The Devil's Apple Tree Poster

The Devil's Apple Tree Feature Film1929

The Lost Zeppelin Poster

The Lost Zeppelin Feature Film1929

The Rainbow Poster

The Rainbow Feature Film1929

The Spirit of Youth Poster

The Spirit of Youth Feature Film1929

Two Men and a Maid Poster

Two Men and a Maid Feature Film1929

Whispering Winds Feature Film1929

A Woman Against the World Poster

A Woman Against the World Feature Film1928

Bachelor's Paradise Poster

Bachelor's Paradise Feature Film1928

Beautiful But Dumb Poster

Beautiful But Dumb Feature Film1928

Clothes Make the Woman Poster

Clothes Make the Woman Feature Film1928

Domestic Meddlers Feature Film1928

George Washington Cohen Feature Film1928

Green Grass Widows Feature Film1928

Ladies of the Night Club Poster

Ladies of the Night Club Feature Film1928

Lingerie Poster

Lingerie Feature Film1928

Marriage by Contract Feature Film1928

Nameless Men Poster

Nameless Men Feature Film1928

Prowlers of the Sea Poster

Prowlers of the Sea Feature Film1928

Stormy Waters Poster

Stormy Waters Feature Film1928

The Cavalier Poster

The Cavalier Feature Film1928

The Devil's Skipper Poster

The Devil's Skipper Feature Film1928

The Floating College Poster

The Floating College Feature Film1928

The Grain of Dust Poster

The Grain of Dust Feature Film1928

The Gun Runner Poster

The Gun Runner Feature Film1928

The House of Scandal Feature Film1928

The Man in Hobbles Feature Film1928

The Naughty Duchess Feature Film1928

The Power of Silence Poster

The Power of Silence Feature Film1928

The Scarlet Dove Poster

The Scarlet Dove Feature Film1928

The Toilers Poster

The Toilers Feature Film1928

The Tragedy of Youth Poster

The Tragedy of Youth Feature Film1928

Their Hour Poster

Their Hour Feature Film1928

Tropical Nights Poster

Tropical Nights Feature Film1928

In Old Kentucky Poster

In Old Kentucky Feature Film1927

Lovers? Feature Film1927

Streets of Shanghai Poster

Streets of Shanghai Feature Film1927

The Haunted Ship Poster

The Haunted Ship Feature Film1927

Wild Geese Poster

Wild Geese Feature Film1927

Memory Lane Poster

Memory Lane Feature Film1926

Husbands and Lovers Poster

Husbands and Lovers Feature Film1924

The Child Thou Gavest Me Poster

The Child Thou Gavest Me Feature Film1921

Director

47

Father Was a Fullback Poster

Father Was a Fullback Feature Film1949

Oh, You Beautiful Doll Poster

Oh, You Beautiful Doll Feature Film1949

The Walls of Jericho Poster

The Walls of Jericho Feature Film1948

Forever Amber Poster

Forever Amber Feature Film1947

The Foxes of Harrow Poster

The Foxes of Harrow Feature Film1947

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim Poster

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim Feature Film1947

Leave Her to Heaven Poster

Leave Her to Heaven Feature Film1945

The Eve of St. Mark Poster

The Eve of St. Mark Feature Film1944

The Keys of the Kingdom Poster

The Keys of the Kingdom Feature Film1944

Holy Matrimony Poster

Holy Matrimony Feature Film1943

Immortal Sergeant Poster

Immortal Sergeant Feature Film1943

Our Wife Poster

Our Wife Feature Film1941

When Tomorrow Comes Poster

When Tomorrow Comes Feature Film1939

Letter of Introduction Poster

Letter of Introduction Feature Film1938

Parnell Feature Film1937

Magnificent Obsession Poster

Magnificent Obsession Feature Film1935

Imitation of Life Poster

Imitation of Life Feature Film1934

Only Yesterday Poster

Only Yesterday Feature Film1933

Back Street Poster

Back Street Feature Film1932

Seed Feature Film1931

Strictly Dishonorable Poster

Strictly Dishonorable Feature Film1931

A Lady Surrenders Poster

A Lady Surrenders Feature Film1930

The Boudoir Diplomat Poster

The Boudoir Diplomat Feature Film1930

In Old Kentucky Poster

In Old Kentucky Feature Film1927

Lovers? Feature Film1927

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg Poster

The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg Feature Film1927

Memory Lane Poster

Memory Lane Feature Film1926

The Gay Deceiver Poster

The Gay Deceiver Feature Film1926

Fine Clothes Poster

Fine Clothes Feature Film1925

Husbands and Lovers Poster

Husbands and Lovers Feature Film1924

Why Men Leave Home Poster

Why Men Leave Home Feature Film1924

The Wanters Poster

The Wanters Feature Film1923

One Clear Call Poster

One Clear Call Feature Film1922

The Dangerous Age Poster

The Dangerous Age Feature Film1922

The Song of Life Poster

The Song of Life Feature Film1922

Sowing the Wind Poster

Sowing the Wind Feature Film1921

Suspicious Wives Poster

Suspicious Wives Feature Film1921

The Child Thou Gavest Me Poster

The Child Thou Gavest Me Feature Film1921

The Woman in His House Poster

The Woman in His House Feature Film1920

Women Men Forget Poster

Women Men Forget Feature Film1920

Greater Than Love Poster

Greater Than Love Feature Film1919

Her Code of Honor Poster

Her Code of Honor Feature Film1919

The Woman Under Oath Poster

The Woman Under Oath Feature Film1919

Suspicion Feature Film1918

Wives of Men Poster

Wives of Men Feature Film1918

The Son of Democracy Poster

The Son of Democracy Feature Film1917

A Boy and the Law Poster

A Boy and the Law Feature Film1913

Writer

3

Memory Lane Poster

Memory Lane Feature Film1926

Husbands and Lovers Poster

Husbands and Lovers Feature Film1924

Wives of Men Poster

Wives of Men Feature Film1918

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