George Schaefer
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.
Eagle in a Cage
(Director)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(Director)
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
(Producer)
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
(Director)
The Bunker
(Director)
The Patriots
(Director)
The File on Devlin
(Director)
Johnny Belinda
(Director)
Johnny Belinda
(Producer)
Stone Pillow
(Director)
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
(Director)
The File on Devlin
(Executive Producer)
The Tempest
(Director)
Our Town
(Director)
Right of Way
(Director)
Doctors' Wives
(Director)
The Bunker
(Producer)
The Second Barry Manilow Special
(Director)
The Man Upstairs
(Director)
People vs. Jean Harris
(Director)
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
(Director)
Amelia Earhart
(Director)
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
(Director)
Pendulum
(Director)
Children in the Crossfire
(Director)
An Enemy of the People
(Director)
Once Upon a Scoundrel
(Director)
First, You Cry
(Director)
Macbeth
(Director)
A War of Children
(Director)
The Girl Called Hatter Fox
(Producer)
A Piano for Mrs. Cimino
(Producer)
The Girl Called Hatter Fox
(Director)
Answers
(Director)
Answers
(Writer)
Blithe Spirit
(Director)
Our Town
(Producer)
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
(Producer)
Captain Brassbound's Conversion
(Director)
Victoria Regina
(Director)
The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
(Producer)
Captain Brassbound's Conversion
(Producer)
Who'll Save Our Children?
(Director)
Who'll Save Our Children?
(Producer)
People vs. Jean Harris
(Producer)
The Gift of the Magi
(Producer)
Soldier in Love
(Director)
The Land of Hope
(Director)
Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates
(Director)
Barefoot in Athens
(Director)
Harvey
(Director)
Macbeth
(Director)
Macbeth
(Screenplay)
Macbeth
(Producer)
Inherit the Wind
(Director)
Inherit the Wind
(Producer)
The Admirable Crichton
(Director)
The Admirable Crichton
(Producer)
Gideon
(Director)
Gideon
(Producer)
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
(Director)
Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
(Producer)
Pygmalion
(Director)
Pygmalion
(Producer)
Alice in Wonderland
(Director)
The Deadly Game
(Director)
Give Us Barabbas!
(Director)
Fallen Angel
(Assistant Director)
F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Last of the Belles
(Director)
Saint Joan
(Director)
Generation
(Director)
In This House of Brede
(Director)
Winterset
(Director)
Winterset
(Producer)
An Enemy of the People
(Producer)
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure
(Director)
The Lark
(Director)
The Lark
(Producer)
Meet Me in St. Louis
(Director)
A Cry of Angels
(Director)
A Time For Love
(Director)
Arsenic & Old Lace
(Director)
Arsenic & Old Lace
(Producer)
The Yeomen of the Guard
(Director)
The Gift of the Magi
(Director)
One Touch of Venus
(Director)
One Touch of Venus
(Adaptation)
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
(Director)
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
(Producer)
A Doll's House
(Director)
A Doll's House
(Producer)
Laura Lansing Slept Here
(Producer)
Laura Lansing Slept Here
(Director)
Kiss Me, Kate
(Producer)
Kiss Me, Kate
(Director)
The Fantasticks
(Director)
The Fantasticks
(Producer)
The Tempest
(Producer)
Children in the Crossfire
(Producer)
Little Moon of Alban
(Director)
The Little Foxes
(Producer)
The Little Foxes
(Director)
On Borrowed Time
(Director)
On Borrowed Time
(Producer)
Little Moon of Alban
(Director)
Little Moon of Alban
(Producer)
Blithe Spirit
(Producer)
The Holy Terror
(Director)
The Holy Terror
(Producer)
Elizabeth the Queen
(Producer)
Elizabeth the Queen
(Director)
Barry Manilow: One Voice
(Director)
The Man Upstairs
(Producer)
The Yeomen of the Guard
(Producer)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Director)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Producer)
CBS Playhouse
(Director)
CBS Playhouse
(Producer)
NBC Sunday Showcase
(Director)
Alcoa Premiere
(Director)
Kraft Mystery Theatre
(Director)
Blind Ambition
(Director)
Blind Ambition
(Producer)
Lincoln
(Producer)
Lincoln
(Director)