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Isadore "Dore" Schary (August 31, 1905 – July 7, 1980) was an American playwright, director, and producer for the stage and a prolific screenwriter and producer of motion pictures. He directed one feature film, Act One, the film biography of his friend, playwright and theatre director Moss Hart.
Dore Schary. Writer: Boys Town. 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.
- August 31, 1905
- July 7, 1980
Dore Schary. Writer: Boys Town. 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.
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- Newark, New Jersey, USA
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- New York City, New York, USA
Dore Schary (born Aug. 31, 1905, Newark, N.J., U.S.—died July 7, 1980, New York City) was a U.S. motion-picture producer, screenwriter, playwright, and director whose career included work on more than 300 motion pictures.
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A biography and filmography of Dore Schary, the film director, writer, producer, and playwright who had a long and varied Hollywood career but who is best known for being the man who replaced MGM's legendary head, Louis B. Mayer.
Isadore "Dore" Schary (August 31, 1905 – July 7, 1980) was an American playwright, director, and producer for the stage and a prolific screenwriter and producer of motion pictures. He directed one feature film, Act One, the film biography of his friend, playwright and theater director Moss Hart.
Isadore "Dore" Schary (August 31, 1905 – July 7, 1980) was an American motion picture director, writer, and producer, and playwright who became head of production at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and eventually president of the studio during the 1950s.
