John M. Stahl

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.
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