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- Biography: George Louis Schaefer (December 16, 1920 – September 10, 1997) was a director of television and Broadway theatre from the 1950s to the 1990s. He was born in Wallingford, Connecticut, and lived in Oak Park, Illinois for much of his boyhood and young adulthood.
Filmography
- Harvey (1999)
- Beverly Hills Cop III (1994)
- The Man Upstairs (1992)
- Right of Way (1988)
- Laura Lansing Slept Here (1988)
- Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry (1986)
- Stone Pillow (1985)
- Children in the Crossfire (1984)
- The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (1983)
- A Piano for Mrs. Cimino (1982)
- Deadly Game (1982)
- The People vs. Jean Harris (1981)
News
Film vs. Text Henrik Ibsen's play, A Doll's House , has been put into a film version several times. One version of the play was interpreted by director George Schaefer, in a made for TV movie in 1959. ... Full Article
George Schaefer
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1997-09-10
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... ... Full Article