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.
Directed 41
1940s
- 1949
Oh, You Beautiful Doll
Director
Father Was a Fullback
Director
- 1948
The Walls of Jericho
Director
- 1947
The Foxes of Harrow
Director
- 1945
- 1944
The Eve of St. Mark
Director
- 1943
Holy Matrimony
Director
Immortal Sergeant
Director
- 1941
1930s
- 1939
When Tomorrow Comes
Director
- 1938
- 1937
Parnell
Director
- 1935
Magnificent Obsession
Director
- 1934
Imitation of Life
Director
- 1933
Only Yesterday
Director
- 1932
Back Street
Director
- 1931
Strictly Dishonorable
Director
Seed
Director
- 1930
The Boudoir Diplomat
Director
A Lady Surrenders
Director
1920s
- 1927
In Old Kentucky
Director
Lovers
Director
The Gay Deceiver
Director
- 1926
- 1925
Fine Clothes
Director
- 1924
Husbands and Lovers
Director
Why Men Leave Home
Director
- 1923
The Wanters
Director
The Dangerous Age
Director
- 1922
One Clear Call
Director
The Song of Life
Director
- 1921
The Child Thou Gavest Me
Director
Sowing the Wind
Director
Suspicious Wives
Director
- 1920
Women Men Forget
Director
1910s
- 1919
The Woman Under Oath
Director
Greater Than Love
Director
Her Code of Honor
Director
- 1918
Wives of Men
Director
- 1917
The Lincoln Cycle
Director
Produced 23
1940s
- 1941
1930s
- 1939
When Tomorrow Comes
Producer
- 1938
- 1935
Magnificent Obsession
Producer
- 1934
Imitation of Life
Producer
- 1931
Seed
Producer
1920s
- 1929
Mister Antonio
Producer
The Devil's Apple Tree
Producer
Broadway Fever
Producer
- 1928
Marriage by Contract
Producer
The Cavalier
Producer
The Power of Silence
Producer
Beautiful But Dumb
Producer
Prowlers of the Sea
Producer
Clothes Make the Woman
Producer
Stormy Waters
Producer
Ladies of the Night Club
Producer
The Scarlet Dove
Producer
The Man in Hobbles
Producer
- 1927
Wild Geese
Producer
Lovers
Producer
- 1924
Husbands and Lovers
Producer
- 1921
The Child Thou Gavest Me
Producer
Wrote 3
1920s
- 1926
- 1924
Husbands and Lovers
Story
1910s
- 1918
Wives of Men
Story, Screenplay