Dore Schary
About
Biography
Filmography
Bibliography
Notes
He was the national chairman of B'Nai B'rith's Anti-Defamation League.
He was the NYC Commissioner of Cultural Affairs.
Biography
Former actor and journalist who began writing screenplays in the 1930s and worked as executive producer of MGM's B productions (1941-43), producer for David O. Selznick (1943-47), executive vice president of production for RKO (1947-48) and, most notably, chief of production at MGM (1948-1956). Schary was unable to save MGM from its TV-induced decline in the 1950s and, after being ousted from the company, wrote plays and made occasional, independent films.
Filmography
Director (Feature Film)
Cast (Feature Film)
Writer (Feature Film)
Producer (Feature Film)
Production Companies (Feature Film)
Cast (Short)
Writer (Short)
Producer (Short)
Life Events
1930
Broadway acting debut "The Last Mile"
1932
First produced screenplay "He Couldn't Take It"
1941
Appointed executive director of MGM's B unit
1947
Executive VP in charge of production at RKO
1948
Chief of production at MGM
1956
Wrote and produced Broadway play, "Sunrise at Campobello"
1963
Film directorial debut, "Act One"
Videos
Movie Clip
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Trailer
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Family
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Bibliography
Notes
He was the national chairman of B'Nai B'rith's Anti-Defamation League.
He was the NYC Commissioner of Cultural Affairs.