George Schaefer
Biography
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 Spe…
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Filmography
Acting (1)
Movies (1)
Crew (97)
Movies (86)
Harvey
1996Director
The Man Upstairs
1992Producer
Laura Lansing Slept Here
1988Producer
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
1986Director
Answers
1985Writer
Stone Pillow
1985Director
Children in the Crossfire
1984Director
Right of Way
1983Director
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
1983Director
The Deadly Game
1982Director
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
1982Director
People vs. Jean Harris
1981Director
The Bunker
1981Director
Barry Manilow: One Voice
1980Director
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure
1979Director
An Enemy of the People
1978Director
An Enemy of the People
1978Producer
First, You Cry
1978Director
The Second Barry Manilow Special
1978Director
Who'll Save Our Children?
1978Director
The Girl Called Hatter Fox
1977Producer
Our Town
1977Director
Our Town
1977Producer
The Land of Hope
1976Director
Amelia Earhart
1976Director
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
1976Director
Truman at Potsdam
1976Director
In This House of Brede
1975Director
Once Upon a Scoundrel
1974Director
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
1974Director
A Time For Love
1973Director
A War of Children
1972Director
Gideon
1971Director
Doctors' Wives
1971Director
Generation
1969Director
Pendulum
1969Director
The File on Devlin
1969Director
The Admirable Crichton
1968Director
Elizabeth the Queen
1968Producer
Saint Joan
1967Director
Soldier in Love
1967Director
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
1967Director
Blithe Spirit
1966Director
Blithe Spirit
1966Producer
Barefoot in Athens
1966Director
The Holy Terror
1965Director
Inherit the Wind
1965Director
Eagle in a Cage
1965Director
Little Moon of Alban
1964Director
Macbeth
1964Director
Macbeth
1964Producer
Macbeth
1964Screenplay
The Fantasticks
1964Director
The Fantasticks
1964Producer
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1964Director
Pygmalion
1963Director
Pygmalion
1963Producer
The Patriots
1963Director
A Cry of Angels
1963Director
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
1963Director
Arsenic & Old Lace
1962Director
Cyrano De Bergerac
1962Director
Give Us Barabbas!
1961Director
Victoria Regina
1961Director
The Tempest
1960Director
The Tempest
1960Producer
Captain Brassbound's Conversion
1960Producer
Winterset
1959Director
Winterset
1959Producer
Meet Me in St. Louis
1959Director
A Doll's House
1959Director
Little Moon of Alban
1958Producer
The Gift of the Magi
1958Producer
Kiss Me, Kate
1958Director
Kiss Me, Kate
1958Producer
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
1958Director
Johnny Belinda
1958Director
On Borrowed Time
1957Director
The Yeomen of the Guard
1957Director
The Lark
1957Director
The Lark
1957Producer
The Little Foxes
1956Producer
Alice in Wonderland
1955Director
One Touch of Venus
1955Adaptation
Macbeth
1954Director
Fallen Angel
1945Assistant Director
Television (11)
Blind Ambition
1979Director
Blind Ambition
1979Producer
Lincoln
1974Director
Lincoln
1974Producer
CBS Playhouse
1966Director
CBS Playhouse
1966Producer
Alcoa Premiere
1961Director
Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961Director
NBC Sunday Showcase
1959Director
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Director
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951Producer
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