Dore Schary

At 74 years old, Dore Schary has this physical status:

Isadore "Dore" Schary (August 31, 1905 – July 7, 1980) was an American motion picture writer, editor, and producer who became the head of development at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and later president of the studio during the 1950s.

Early life

In Newark, New Jersey, Schary was born to a Jewish family. The Schary Manor, Schary's father, owned a catering company. Dore attended Central High School for a year but was forced to sell haberdashery and buy china. When he returned to school, he completed his three remaining years of classwork in a year, graduating in 1923.

Schary worked as a journalist, did publicity for Rear Adm. Richard E. Byrd's lecture tour, and was an assistant drama coach at the Young Men's Hebrew Association in Newark. Moss Hart, the head coach, was fired.

Personal life

In his youth, he was a printer at Art Craft Press in Newark, New Jersey. Miriam Svet, a pianist and painter, married him on March 5, 1932. Jill Schary Robinson, a novelist and memoirist, psychoanalyst Dr. Joy Schary, and ClIO award-winning producer Jeb Schary were among the three children. Miriam and Dore Schary had seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

Dore Schary, 74, died in 1980 and was laid to rest in the Hebrew Cemetery (also known as the Monmouth Fields Jewish Cemetery) in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Miriam Svet Schary died on October 2, 1986, aged 74, and was laid to rest next to her husband in the Hebrew Cemetery.

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Career

Schary worked as an actor and writer in theatre. He appeared in a Broadway performance with Paul Muni in 1927. He spent time with Hart at a summer resort in the Catskill Mountains, where they wrote, produced, and directed skits and plays.

Schary appeared on Broadway with Spencer Tracy in The Last Mile. He wrote a play that was read by film director Walter Wanger, who wired his New York office: "Hire Dore Schary." "She writes with a lot of vigor, for a woman." Wanger then recruited Schary as a $ 100-a-week film writer. Schary went to Hollywood, but Wanger's contract was ended after three months. Schary's autobiography Heyday (1979), also acknowledges theatrical agent Frieda Fishbein in his son's return to Hollywood by introducing him to Harry Cohn, "the Maharajah of Columbia."

He Couldn't Take It (1933) for Monogram, and Fury of the Jungle (1933) at Columbia were among Schary's early writing credits.

Schary appeared on Let's Talk It Over (1934) for Universal, The Most Precious Thing in Life (1934) at Columbia, and Young and Beautiful (1934) at Universal, and At Universal, Let's Talk It Over (1934) at Universal. Storm Over the Andes (1935), Chinatown Squad (1935), and (uncredited) The Raven (1935).

Murder in the Clouds (1934) and Red Hot Tires (1935), Warners, Schary, wrote Murder in the Clouds (1934) and Red Hot Tires (1935). He wrote for Republic's Racing Luck (1935) and did some uncredited work on (1935).

(1935), Silk Hat Kid (1935), Your Uncle Dudley (1935) and Song and Dance Man (1936). In 1936, he was under MGM's control for a few months.

Timothy's Quest (1936), Mind Your Own Business (1936), Her Master's Voice (1936), Outcast (1937), and The Girl from Scotland Yard (1937). He appeared in Distress (1937) at the Republic.

In the fall of 1937, Schary's play Too Many Heroes appeared on Broadway for 16 performances.

Spencer Tracy's films include Big City (1937) and Boys Town (1938), both of whom were shot at MGM. Schary was given an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay and Best Story, with the latter winning for Best Story.

Young Tom Edison (1940), a writer who wrote "British Melody of 1940 (1940), with Tracy Rooney and Edison (1940). He appeared on Married Bachelor (1941). Schary wrote Behind the News (1940), a newspaper that was not popular in the United States.

Schary has been promoted to the producer of MGM's "B" pictures unit, according to MGM. Schary started with Joe Smith, an American (1942), who was based on Schary's own account and became a big success. Kid Glove Killer (1942), Fred Zinnemann's directorial debut, was also profitable.

Margaret O'Brien's (1942) journey was a huge success, with Margaret O'Brien playing her. Bataan (1943) made more than $200,000. Lassie Come Home (1943) with Roddy McDowall and Elizabeth Taylor made more than $250,000.

Schary accepted an invitation to work with David O. Selznick's Vanguard Films as the producer's director. He produced "I'll Be Seeing You (1944), The Spiral Staircase (1946), Till the End of Time (1946), The Farmer's Daughter (1947) with Loretta Young, and The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) with Cary Grant, Myrna Loy, and Shirley Temple. All films were considered critical and commercial successes.

The Vanguard films were distributed by RKO, which gave him the opportunity to work as the film's producer. Although he still had 11 months on his Vanguard service, the family decided against him, and Schary signed a five-year contract with RKO in January 1947.

Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), a big hit, and a fan of Crossfire (1947), a major success for the studio. Any Girl Should Be Married (1948), Station West (1949), and The Window (1949). Nicholas Ray's directorial debuts (They Live by Night (1948) and Joseph Losey (The Boy with Green Hair (1948)) were funded, but neither of whom lost money. Adventure in Baltimore (1949), with Shirley Temple, was one of the exorbitant losers.

Howard Hughes, who fought with Schary, was responsible for RKO's decision to make Battleground, a film about the Battle of the Bulge. In July 1948, Schary resigned. Louis B. Mayer of MGM invited him to work right away.

MGM struggled to adapt to the post-war filmmaking industry, and in 1947, the first-ever end-of-year financial loss occurred. The Paramount Decline, rising labor costs, political uncertainty, mass protests, and the threat of television all posed a threat to the movie industry. Schary may be able to turn the tide, according to MGM's parent company, Loews Incorporated in New York. In July 1948, Schary was appointed vice president in charge of production. Louis B. Mayer, the chief and founder of Schary and studio, will soon be at odds about philosophy, with Mayer favouring splashy, wholesome entertainment, and Schary leaning toward what Mayer described as "message pictures." "Films must spark imagination rather than entertainment," Schary once said. "They must educate and inform as they entertain."

Schary's career at MGM started off well when Battleground (1949) was MGM's most profitable film of the year. He was described as a "boy wonder... very likely the most influential man in the movie business" in 1949. Schary has also received awards for his personal creations, including The Next Voice You Hear (1950), Go for Broke! (1951) and Westward the Women (1951). Schary co-wrote (with Charles Palmer) the 1950 book Case History of a Movie, which extensively covered everything from conception to screening, including the film's completion.

With the production of The Red Badge of Courage (1951), Mayer and Schary's differences came to an end. Mayer gave Nick Schenck, the Loews' chief, a warrant to dismiss Schary. Schenck backed Schary and Mayer, who resigned. Schary took over complete control of MGM's production in July 1951.

Schary's personal projects began losing money: 1952, Plymouth Adventure (1952), and Dream Wife (1953).

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(1953) and Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) were moderately fruitful. Schary wrote and produced The Battle of Gettysburg (1955), receiving two Oscar nominations for his work.

Many films, including Blackboard Jungle (1955), The Teahouse of the August Moon, and Don't Go Near the Water, all were huge hit at the box office.

In Schary's last year at MGM, he personally produced three films, none of which were profitable: The Swan (1956), The Last Hunt (1956), and Designing Women (1957). In 1956, MGM lost money, prompting Loews to sack him from his $200,000 per year and replacing him with Ben Thau. He was supposed to remain a consultant for MGM until 1968, earning him $100,000 a year. Schary and his associates later said he was fired because of his political positions, including his close ties with the Democratic Party.

He appeared on the program This Is Your Life in 1956, his last year as GM's president. Ralph Edwards, the host, claimed that there had never been a show where more celebrities came to salute a visitor. However, MGM swimming star Esther Williams would later write in her 1999 autobiography The Million Dollar Mermaid that Schary was just as cruel, cruel, and imperious as Mayer had been. Schary was fired on Thanksgiving because he was a "turkey," she said.

Following his departure from MGM, Schary was granted the right to the life of Franklin D. Roosevelt in April 1957. He wrote and directed the Broadway play Sunrise at Campobello (1958-59), starring Ralph Bellamy. Five Tony Awards were given to the play and a total of 556 performances were run.

Schary returned to Hollywood when he wrote and produced the film Lonelyhearts (1958), starring Montgomery Clift and directed by Vincent J. Donehue.

When he wrote and directed the comedy A Majority of One (1959–60) by Leonard Spigelgass, starring Gertrude Berg and Cedric Hardwicke, he had another Broadway hit. Schary received a Tony Award for his work, and the show's run to 556 performances. (It was later shot, without Schary's presence.)

The Highest Tree (1959), which Schary wrote, produced, and directed (and starred Robert Redford in the cast), and Triple Play (1959), a series of short plays that he directed, was less successful.

Schary wrote and produced the film version of Sunrise at Campobello, which was released by Warner Brothers, directed by Donehue in 1960. He appeared in the film for a brief period as Chairman of the Connecticut Delegation.

Schary had another big success as producer and director of the Meredith Wilson musical The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1960), starring Tammy Grimes, which ran for 532 performances on Broadway. Debbie Reynolds appeared in a film version released by MGM in 1964.

Schary wrote, produced, and directed The Devil's Advocate (1961), a film based on Morris West's book The Devil's Advocate (1961), which ran for 116 performances. Ernest Kinoy and Love and Kisses (1962) by Anita Block directed Something About a Soldier (1962), which had short runs. He also wrote a memoir titled For Special Occasions (1962).

Schary made his directorial debut in films with Act One (1963), based on Moss Hart's memoirs; Schary also wrote and produced. It was a flop and it marked both the beginning and the end of Schary's film directing career.

He wrote, produced, and directed One by One (1964), a seven-performance series, and produced and directed the musical, The Zulu and the Zayda (1965), which sold for 179 on Broadway. The golden age of Broadway dramas in the United States, including the original (1970) and Herzl (1976) (1980 performances), neither of which had long runs.

Schary wrote his memoirs, Heyday, which came out shortly before his death. "I've always had an edge, and I'm also a writer," the writer said in a interview. No matter what happens, I can write. And I'm stubborn. To wear them down, you had to be able to outwit them. "I've always been lucky that way."

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