John M. Stahl

Regista, Produttore

21 gennaio 1886 — 12 gennaio 1950 (63 anni)
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.

Famoso per

  • Femmina folle
    Femmina folle1945
  • Lo specchio della vita
    Lo specchio della vita1934
  • Le chiavi del Paradiso
    Le chiavi del Paradiso1944
  • Al di là delle tenebre
    Al di là delle tenebre1935
  • La donna proibita
    La donna proibita1932
  • Sergente immortale
    Sergente immortale1943
  • Ambra
    Ambra1947
  • Il principe studente
    Il principe studente1928
  • Vigilia d'amore
    Vigilia d'amore1939
  • L'ultima recita
    L'ultima recita1938
  • La fidanzata di mio marito
    La fidanzata di mio marito1941
  • Lo zeppelin perduto
    Lo zeppelin perduto1929
  • The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
    The Shocking Miss Pilgrim1947
  • Lucky Boy
    Lucky Boy1929
  • Painted Faces
    Painted Faces1929
  • Mister Antonio
    Mister Antonio1929