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Stuart Heisler (December 5, 1896 – August 21, 1979) was an American film and television director. He was a son of Luther Albert Heisler (1855–1916), a carpenter, and Frances Baldwin Heisler (1857–1935). He worked as a motion picture editor from 1921 to 1936, then worked as film director for the rest of his career.
Director Stuart Heisler began his film-industry career as a prop man in 1913, joining Mack Sennett at Keystone the following year. He worked as an editor for Samuel Goldwyn at United Artists from 1924-25 and again from 1929-34 and at Paramount from 1935-36.
Stuart Heisler (born December 5, 1896, Los Angeles, California, U.S.—died August 21, 1979, San Diego, California) was an American director and editor whose career spanned the silent and sound eras.
Stuart Heisler. Director: Island of Desire. Director Stuart Heisler began his film-industry career as a prop man in 1913, joining Mack Sennett at Keystone the following year. He worked as an editor for Samuel Goldwyn at United Artists from 1924-25 and again from 1929-34 and at Paramount from 1935-36.
Aug 25, 1979 · OCEANSIDE, Calif., Aug. 24 (UPI) A private funeral was held today at the Eternal Hills Mortuary for Stuart R. Heisler, a well‐known Hollywood movie director in the 1920's and 30's, who died...
(1896–1979). American motion-picture and television director Stuart Heisler had a career that spanned the silent and sound eras. He achieved some fame as a movie editor before beginning his work as a director.
Another graduate of the Hollywood property-man ranks, Stuart Heisler was firmly established as a top film editor by the early 1930s. He was given his first chance to direct on the second unit of John Ford's The Hurricane (1937).
