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Stuart Walker
Walker in 1919
Born	Stuart Armstrong Walker (1888-03-04)March 4, 1888 Augusta, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	March 14, 1941(1941-03-14) (aged 53) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Alma mater	University of Cincinnati
Occupations	Director producer

Stuart Armstrong Walker (March 4, 1888 – March 13, 1941) was an American director and producer in theatre and motion pictures.

Biography

Stuart Walker was born March 4, 1888, in Augusta, Kentucky, the son of Cliff Stuart Walker and Matilda Taliaferro Armstrong Walker. After attending public school in Cincinnati and graduating from the University of Cincinnati, he went to work for David Belasco and made his debut as an actor in 1909. He became a play reader for Belasco, and directed plays including The Governor's Lady (1912). In 1914 Walker joined Jessie Bonstelle as a director in Detroit and Buffalo.

In 1915, Walker organized the Portmanteau Theatre, an independent repertory theatre company. He produced seasons in Baltimore, Chicago, Cincinnati, Dayton, Indianapolis, Louisville and New York City. He staged the first dramatization of Booth Tarkington's bestselling novel Seventeen, presented on Broadway in 1918 starring Gregory Kelly and his future wife, newcomer Ruth Gordon.

Walker's repertory company was active throughout the 1920s. Its credits include the first American performance of Alberto Casella's supernatural drama Death Takes a Holiday, adapted by Walter Ferris, in 1929.

In 1930, Walker became a screenwriter in Hollywood, and served as dialogue director on films including Brothers and The Last of the Lone Wolf. He directed his first feature film the following year, and in 1936 he became a producer for Paramount Pictures.

Walker died March 13, 1941, at his home in Beverly Hills, California, following a heart attack.

Filmography

Director

Producer

References

1. ^ "Stuart Walker, 53, Producer, Is Dead". The New York Times. March 14, 1941. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
2. "Seventeen". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
3. "Walker Company Opening". The Indianapolis News. Indiana, Indianapolis. April 28, 1928. p. 9. Retrieved June 6, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Gossip of the Rialto". The New York Times. May 26, 1929. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
5. ^ "Stuart Walker". AFI Catalog of Feature Films. American Film Institute. Retrieved 2017-05-20.

External links

• Works by Stuart Walker at Project Gutenberg
• Stuart Walker at the Internet Broadway Database
• Stuart Walker at IMDb

• 1888 births
• 1941 deaths
• American male actors
• American theatre directors
• American dramatists and playwrights
• Filmmakers from California
• People from Augusta, Kentucky
• American theatre managers and producers
• Film directors from Kentucky
• Film producers from Kentucky