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Dore Schary (1905–1980)

Producer | Writer | Miscellaneous Crew

Isadore Schary had a long and checkered history in motion pictures. He was first employed as a screenwriter at then-lowly Columbia after a story editor was struck by the crispness of a writing sample. The editor also happened to think that the writer was a woman, mistaking Dore for Dora. By 1933 he'd... See full bio »

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Isadore Schary
in Newark, New Jersey, USA

Died:

(age 74) in New York City, New York, USA
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1963 Act One (producer)
 
1961 Westinghouse Presents: The Sound of the Sixties (TV movie) (producer)
 
1960 Sunrise at Campobello (producer)
 
1960 Startime (TV series) (producer - 1 episode)
– Well, What About You? (1960) (producer)
 
1958 Lonelyhearts (producer)
 
1957 Designing Woman (producer)
 
1956 The Last Hunt (producer)
 
1956 The Swan (producer)
 
1955 Bad Day at Black Rock (producer)
 
1955 The Battle of Gettysburg (documentary short) (producer)
 
1953 Take the High Ground! (producer)
 
1953 Arena (producer - uncredited)
 
1953 Dream Wife (producer)
 
1952 The Hoaxters (documentary short) (producer)
 
1952 Plymouth Adventure (producer)
 
1952 Washington Story (producer)
 
1951 Westward the Women (producer)
 
1951 It's a Big Country (producer - uncredited)
 
1951 Go for Broke! (producer)
 
1951 The Red Badge of Courage (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1950 Walk Softly, Stranger (executive producer)
 
1950 The Next Voice You Hear... (producer)
 
1949 Battleground (producer)
 
1949 The Window (producer - uncredited)
 
1949 Adventure in Baltimore (executive producer)
 
1949 The Set-Up (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1949 They Live by Night (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1948 Every Girl Should Be Married (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1948 The Boy with Green Hair (executive producer)
 
1948 Station West (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1948 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1947 The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (producer)
 
1947 The Farmer's Daughter (producer)
 
1946 Till the End of Time (producer)
 
1945 The Spiral Staircase (producer - uncredited)
 
1944 I'll Be Seeing You (producer)
 
1943 Lassie Come Home (producer - uncredited)
 
1943 Bataan (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1942 Journey for Margaret (executive producer - uncredited, producer)
 
1942 Kid Glove Killer (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1942 Joe Smith, American (producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowWriter (38 titles)
1982 FDR: That Man in the White House (TV movie) (play)
 
1963 Act One (writer)
 
1961 Westinghouse Presents: The Sound of the Sixties (TV movie)
 
1960 Sunrise at Campobello (screenplay / story)
 
1960 Startime (TV series)
– Well, What About You? (1960) (writer)
 
1958 Lonelyhearts (writer)
 
1955 The Battle of Gettysburg (documentary short)
 
1954 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– Edison the Man (1954) (previous screenplay)
 
1951 It's a Big Country (segment 8)
 
1946 Live Wires (story / as Jeb Schary)
 
1943 Here Comes Kelly (story / as Jeb Schary)
 
1941 Married Bachelor (screenplay)
 
1940 Behind the News (story)
 
1940 Edison, the Man (original story)
 
1940 Young Tom Edison
 
1940 Broadway Melody of 1940 (original story)
 
1938 Men of Steel (short) (writer)
 
1938 Boys Town (original story / screenplay)
 
1938 Ladies in Distress (story)
 
1937 Big City (screenplay)
 
1937 The Girl from Scotland Yard
 
1937 Outcast
 
1936 Mind Your Own Business
 
1936 Timothy's Quest (screenplay)
 
1936 Her Master's Voice (adaptation)
 
1935 Your Uncle Dudley
 
1935 Silk Hat Kid (screenplay)
 
1935 The Raven (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
1935 Chinatown Squad (screenplay)
 
1935 Mississippi (contributor to treatment - uncredited)
 
1935 Red Hot Tires (additional dialogue)
 
1934 Murder in the Clouds (story and screenplay)
 
1934 Young and Beautiful
 
1934 The Most Precious Thing in Life
 
1934 Let's Talk It Over (story "Loves of a Sailor")
 
1933 He Couldn't Take It (story and adaptation)
 
1933 Fog (writer)
 
1933 Fury of the Jungle (screenplay)
 
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1964 The Unsinkable Molly Brown (stage presenter)
 
1959 Startime (TV series) (creative consultant - 1 episode)
– The Wonderful World of Entertainment (1959) (creative consultant)
 
1949 A Woman's Secret (presenter)
 
1949 They Live by Night (presenter)
 
1948 Every Girl Should Be Married (presenter - as A Dore Schary Presentation)
 
1948 Rachel and the Stranger (presenter)
 
1948 Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (presenter)
 
1948 I Remember Mama (presents)
 
1947 Crossfire (presenter)
 
Show ShowActor (4 titles)
1960 Sunrise at Campobello
Chairman of Connecticut Delegation (uncredited)
 
1952 Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Night Life (short)
Speaker
 
1949 That Midnight Kiss
Narrator (uncredited)
 
1947 The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
Jebby (uncredited)
 
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1949 The Window (executive in charge of production)
 
1948 Station West (in charge of production)
 
1948 Race Street (executive in charge of production)
 
1948 Berlin Express (executive in charge of production)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1963 Act One
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1976 That's Entertainment, Part II (documentary) (acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by)
 
Show ShowSelf (15 titles)
1980 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 1 February 1980 (1980) … Himself (as Dory Schary)
 
1977-1978 Hollywood Greats (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Judy Garland (1978) … Himself
– Spencer Tracy (1977) … Himself
– Clark Gable (1977) … Himself
 
1976 Hollywood on Trial (documentary)
Himself
 
1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.205 (1971) … Himself
 
1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 October 1962 (1962) … Himself
 
1959 What's My Line? (TV series)
Himself - Guest Panelist
– Episode dated 29 March 1959 (1959) … Himself - Guest Panelist
 
1956 The Jack Benny Program (TV series)
Himself
– Jack Opens Beverly Hills Office (1956) … Himself
 
1956 Van Gogh: Darkness Into Light (documentary short)
Himself/Narrator
 
1956 MGM Parade (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.23 (1956) … Himself (uncredited)
 
1955 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Himself / Recipient Best Motion Picture Executive Award
– Look Magazine Movie Awards Show (1955) … Himself/Recipient Best Motion Picture Executive Award
 
1954 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.23 (1954) … Himself
 
1953 The 25th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Writing Awards
 
1952 The Hoaxters (documentary short)
Narrator
 
1951 The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story (documentary)
Himself
 
1950 The Screen Writer (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (9 titles)
2008 In the Beginning: 'Quo Vadis' and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Tough Baby: Torch Song (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 True Love (video short)
Himself
 
2003 Begin the Beguine (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1997 Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1992 MGM: When the Lion Roars
Himself
 
1987 Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (TV series documentary)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1970) Stage: Wrote "Brightower", produced on Broadway. Directed by Mel Weiser (also co-producer). John Golden Theatre: 28 Jan 1970 (1 performance + 7 previews). Cast: Geraldine Brooks, Robert Lansing, Paul McGrath, Richard Buck, Martha Galphin, Will Hussong, Arlen Dean Snyder. Co-produced by Michael Byron. See more »

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Alternate Names:

A Dore Schary Presentation | Dory Schary | Jeb Schary

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Personal Quote:

[on cinema] The most collaborative of the arts. See more »

Trivia:

He was a staunch Democrat and a liberal activist who believed that film could be used to educate and uplift. His liberalism and inclination toward so-called "message" pictures put him in conflict with his boss, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer founder and studio head Louis B. Mayer, who was a diehard Republican and a major financial supporter of the party... See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo