George Schaefer - Movie and Film Biography, Credits and Filmography

Genres

Drama

Active

1954 - 1997

Born

December 16, 1920 in Wallingford, CT

Died

September 10, 1997

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by Hal Erickson biography

Yale Drama School alumnus George Schaefer built his reputation as producer/director of several Hallmark Hall of Fame TV productions of the 1950s and 1960s. One of these, MacBeth (starring Maurice Evans and Judith Anderson), was expanded and released as a theatrical feature in 1963. Schaefer's subsequent non-TV films were as forgettable as his TV work was memorable; arguably the best of his Hollywood efforts was An Enemy of the People, a 1978 labor of love co-conceived by Schaefer and star Steve McQueen. Schaefer returned to television after 1978, garnering several industry awards to add to his already impressive trophy collection. Among George Schaefer's Emmy-winning TV productions were Little Moon of Alban (1959), the aforementioned MacBeth (1960), The Magnificent Yankee (1965), Elizabeth the Queen (1967), and A War of Children (1972). Schaefer died September 10, 1997, after a lengthy illness at the age of 76.

Title	Year	Editors' Rating		User Rating
Harvey Director	1998
Beverly Hills Cop III Actor	1994
The Man Upstairs Director, Producer	1993
Let Me Hear You Whisper Director	1990
Guest Appearance Director	1988
Laura Lansing Slept Here Director, Producer	1988
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry Director, Producer	1986
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever Director	1986
Stone Pillow Director, Producer	1985
Children in the Crossfire Director, Producer	1984
Right of Way Director, Producer	1983
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino Director, Producer	1982
The Deadly Game Director	1982
The Bunker Director, Producer	1981
The People vs. Jean Harris Director	1981
Blind Ambition Director, Producer	1979
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure Director	1979
An Enemy of the People Director, Producer	1978
First, You Cry Director	1978
Who'll Save Our Children? Director	1978
A Girl Called Hatter Fox Director, Producer	1977
Our Town Director	1977
Amelia Earhart Director	1976
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln Director	1976
In This House of Brede Director, Producer	1975
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles Director	1974
A Time for Love Director	1973
Once Upon a Scoundrel Director	1973
A War of Children Director	1972
Doctors' Wives Director	1970
Generation Director	1969
Pendulum Director	1969
Elizabeth, the Queen Director	1968
Soldier in Love Director	1967
Barefoot in Athens Director	1966
Lamp at Midnight Director	1966
The Holy Terror Director	1965
Invincible Mr. Disraeli Director	1963
Victoria Regina Director	1961
Macbeth Director, Screenwriter	1960
The Tempest Director	1960
A Doll's House Director	1959
Hallmark Hall of Fame: Kiss Me, Kate Director, Producer	1958
Hallmark Hall of Fame: There Shall Be No Night Director, Producer	1957
Hallmark Hall of Fame: Born Yesterday Producer	1956
Hallmark Hall of Fame: Man and Superman Director, Producer	1956
Hallmark Hall of Fame: The Little Foxes Director, Producer	1956
Macbeth Director	1954

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