Stuart Heisler
director,editor,assistant_director
- Gender: Male
- Birthday: 1896-12-05
- Day of Death: 1979-08-21 ( 83 years old )
- Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also Known As: Stuart R. Heisler
- IMDB:nm0374702
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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.
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