1950Nominee
Best Director
Chain Lightning
Stuart Heisler
Director · Writer
Los Angeles, California, USA
December 5, 1896
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Stoops Heisler (December 5, 1896 - August 21, 1979) was an American film and television director. He worked as a motion picture editor from 1921 to 1936, then dedicated the rest of his career to that of a film director. Director of 1944 propaganda film The Negro Soldier, a documentary style recruitment piece targeting African-Americans. He received an Oscar nomination in 1949 for his contribution to the visual effects of the film Tulsa. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stoops Heisler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Critical Favorites
1950Nominee
Best Director
Dallas
1956Nominee
Best Director
The Lone Ranger
Career Highlights
1935Highlight
Career Highlight
Peter Ibbetson
1951Highlight
Best Director
Storm Warning
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Chain Lightning
Dallas
The Lone Ranger