George Schaefer
Directing
Born 1920-12-16
Died 1997-09-10
Wallingford, Connecticut, USA
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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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Directing
59 credits
CBS Playhouse
Alcoa Premiere
Kraft Mystery Theatre
Lincoln
Blind Ambition
Fallen Angel
NBC Sunday Showcase
Hallmark Hall of Fame
The Bunker
Stone Pillow
In This House of Brede
Answers
The Holy Terror
Doctors' Wives
People vs. Jean Harris
Kiss Me, Kate
An Enemy of the People
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
Right of Way
Children in the Crossfire
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
Pygmalion
The Admirable Crichton
Victoria Regina
Pendulum
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
First, You Cry
The Lark
Cyrano De Bergerac
Amelia Earhart
Harvey
The Man Upstairs
Generation
Truman at Potsdam
Once Upon a Scoundrel
Alice in Wonderland
Barefoot in Athens
Captain Brassbound's Conversion
The Girl Called Hatter Fox
The Gift of the Magi
Inherit the Wind
A Doll's House
Johnny Belinda
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
Macbeth
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
The Tempest
Winterset
Give Us Barabbas!
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
Macbeth
Meet Me in St. Louis
The File on Devlin
Little Moon of Alban
Elizabeth the Queen
Saint Joan
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
The Yeomen of the Guard
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