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George Schaefer

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Director 1920–1997

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.

Also credited on1 work

The Body Beautiful

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In the literature4 passages

  • Direction : Guthrie McClintic; Producer : The New York City Theatre Company (George Schaefer, Artistic Director) (A Guthrie McClintic Production); Scenery : Raymond Sovey (from designs by James Reynolds); Costumes : Noel Taylor (Judith Anderson’s costumes by Valentina); Lighting : Uncredited; Musical Direction : Macklin Marrowebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Direction : George Schaefer; Producers : Richard Kollmar and Albert Seldin; Choreography : Herbert Ross; Scenery and Lighting : William and Jean Eckart; Costumes : Noel Taylor; Musical Direction : Milton Greeneebooks/Dietz, Dan/Complete Book of 1950s Broadway Musicals, The - Dan Dietz.txt
  • Their collaborators on The Body Beautiful included Broadway veterans and some old friends. Although directing a musical for the first time, George Schaefer had extensive experience with non-musicals on Broadway and had co-produced John Patrick’s Tony Award-winning play The Teahouse of the August Moon in 1953. Milton Greene, whom Bock reme…ebooks/Lambert, Philip/B00590X4L8 EBOK - Philip Lambert.txt
  • THE LAST OF MRS. LINCOLN By James Prideaux; Director, George Schaefer; Settings and Lighting, William Ritman; Costumes, Noel Taylor; Hairstylist, Ray lagnocco; AsKasdan; Assistant to Producers, Jack Custer; Production Assistant, Bolen High; Associate Producer, Harold Endicotttheatre-pdfs/Theatre World/Theatre World, 1972-73 Season, v. 29 (Willis).txt

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