Directing · b. 1920 · Wallingford, Connecticut, USA

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 Special Services during World War II. He directed over 50 plays for the troops. After being discharged,...

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