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George Schaefer
Wallingford, Connecticut, USA
George Louis Schaefer (December 16, 1920 – September 10, 1997) was an American director of television and Broadway theatre, who was active from the 1950s to the 1990s. Schaefer w…
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George Louis Schaefer (December 16, 1920 – September 10, 1997) was an American director of television and Broadway theatre, who was active from the 1950s to the 1990s. Schaefer was born in Wallingford, Connecticut, and lived in Oak Park, Illinois for much of his boyhood and young adulthood. He was the son of Elsie (née Otterbein) and Louis Schaefer, who worked in sales. Schaefer studied stage directing at the Yale School of Drama. He began his directing career while serving in the U.S. Army Special Services during World War II. He directed over 50 plays for the troops. After being discharged, he directed for the Broadway theatre. His first production was of Shakespeare's Hamlet starring Maurice Evans. In 1953, Schaefer won a Tony Award for his production of The Teahouse of the August Moon which he co-produced with Evans. During the Golden Age of Television, Schaefer directed numerous live TV adaptations of Broadway plays for NBC's Hallmark Hall of Fame. His first episode for Hallmark was an adaptation of his Broadway staging of Hamlet starring Evans. In the 1980s, several of his productions for Hallmark aired in syndication under the title George Schaefer Showcase Theatre. His television work garnered him five Emmy wins out of 21 total nominations. He also won four Directors Guild of America Awards out of 17 nominations. He holds the record for the most DGA Award nominations. He also directed five theatrical films, but to limited success.
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1996
Harvey
Movie Director
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1994
Beverly Hills Cop III
Movie Mike
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1992
The Man Upstairs
Movie Director
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1988
Laura Lansing Slept Here
Movie Producer
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1986
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
Movie Director
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1985
Stone Pillow
Movie Director
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1985
Answers
Movie Writer
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1984
Children in the Crossfire
Movie Director
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1983
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
Movie Director
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1983
Right of Way
Movie Director
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1982
The Deadly Game
Movie Director
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1982
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
Movie Director
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1981
People vs. Jean Harris
Movie Director
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1981
The Bunker
Movie Director
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1980
Barry Manilow: One Voice
Movie Director
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1979
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure
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1979
Blind Ambition
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1978
Who'll Save Our Children?
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1978
First, You Cry
Movie Director
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1978
An Enemy of the People
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1978
The Second Barry Manilow Special
Movie Director
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1977
The Girl Called Hatter Fox
Movie Producer
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1977
Our Town
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1976
Amelia Earhart
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1976
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
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1976
Truman at Potsdam
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1976
The Land of Hope
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1975
In This House of Brede
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1974
Lincoln
TV show Producer
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1974
Once Upon a Scoundrel
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1974
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
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1973
A Time For Love
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1972
A War of Children
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1971
Gideon
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1971
Doctors' Wives
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1969
Generation
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1969
The File on Devlin
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1969
Pendulum
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1968
The Admirable Crichton
Movie Director
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1968
Elizabeth the Queen
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