Stuart Heisler


Stuart Heisler was an American film and television director. He was a son of Luther Albert Heisler, a carpenter, and Frances Baldwin Heisler. He worked as a motion picture editor from 1921 to 1936, then worked as film director for the rest of his career.
Heisler directed the 1944 propaganda film The Negro Soldier, a documentary-style recruitment piece targeting African-Americans.He found commercial and critical success in the late forties directing Susan Hayward in two of her breakthrough performances.
He received an Oscar nomination in 1949 for his contribution to the visual effects of the film Tulsa.

Partial filmography

As editor