Dore Schary Net Worth

Dore Schary Net Worth is
$17 Million

Dore Schary Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

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. By 1933 he'd been lured away to the first of a number of ...

Date Of BirthAugust 31, 1905
Died1980-07-07
Place Of BirthNewark, New Jersey, USA
Height6' 1" (1.85 m)
ProfessionWriter, Producer, Miscellaneous Crew
Star SignVirgo
TitleSalary
Men of Steel (1938)$250
Chinatown Squad (1935)$250
Most Precious Thing in Life (1934)$250
Fog (1933)$250
Fury of the Jungle (1933)$250
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1[on cinema] The most collaborative of the arts.
#Fact
1As a young man during the Depression, Schary worked at the huge Catskill Mountains resort hotel The Flagler, where he assisted social/entertainment director Moss Hart, would would later achieve fame as a Broadway playwright. Their chief competition was Grossinger's Hotel, whose own social director 'Don Hartman' would later head Paramount Pictures.
2Father of Jill Robinson.
3Related to the great fashion photographer Richard Avedon.
4Uncle of Joel Freeman.
5He was a staunch Democrat and a liberal activist who believed that film could be used to educate and uplift. His liberalism and inclination toward so-called "message" pictures put him in conflict with his boss, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer founder and studio head Louis B. Mayer, who was a diehard Republican and a major financial supporter of the party. After lackluster financial performance in 1949-1950, Nicholas Schenck, chairman of Loew's Inc.--MGM's parent company--sided with Schary, replacing Mayer as production czar in mid-1951.
6Was to have played himself on an I Love Lucy (1951) episode. Business commitments necessitated his canceling the appearance, and he was played by Philip Ober, the then-husband of Lucille Ball's co-star, Vivian Vance.
7In Hebrew, the name Dore (pronounced DOR-ree) Schary means "Gate to my generation."
8Grandfather of Gabrielle Schary.
9Became head of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (M-G-M) after ousting longtime head and founder Louis B. Mayer. He held the post from 1951 to 1956.

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
General Electric Theater1954TV Series previous screenplay - 1 episode
It's a Big Country: An American Anthology1951episode seven / story for picture
Live Wires1946based on an original story by - as Jeb Schary
Here Comes Kelly1943story - as Jeb Schary
Married Bachelor1941screen play
Behind the News1940story
Edison, the Man1940original story
Young Tom Edison1940original screenplay
Broadway Melody of 19401940original story
Boys Town1938original story / screenplay
Ladies in Distress1938story
Big City1937screen play
The Girl from Scotland Yard1937
Outcast1937
Mind Your Own Business1936
Song and Dance Man1936contributing writer - uncredited
Timothy's Quest1936screenplay
Her Master's Voice1936adaptation
Your Uncle Dudley1935
Silk Hat Kid1935screenplay
The Raven1935contributing writer - uncredited
Chinatown Squad1935screenplay
Storm Over the Andes1935contributing writer - uncredited
Mississippi1935contributor to treatment - uncredited
Red Hot Tires1935additional dialogue
Murder in the Clouds1934screenplay / story
Young and Beautiful1934dialogue / screenplay
Most Precious Thing in Life1934
Let's Talk It Over1934story "Loves of a Sailor"
Fog1933screenplay
Fury of the Jungle1933screenplay
He Couldn't Take It1933story and adaptation
FDR: That Man in the White House1982TV Movie play
Act One1963writer
Westinghouse Presents: The Sound of the Sixties1961TV Special
Sunrise at Campobello1960screenplay / story
Startime1960TV Series writer - 1 episode
Lonelyhearts1958writer
The Battle of Gettysburg1955Documentary short

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Act One1963producer
Westinghouse Presents: The Sound of the Sixties1961TV Special producer
Sunrise at Campobello1960producer
Startime1960TV Series producer - 1 episode
Lonelyhearts1958producer
Designing Woman1957producer
The Last Hunt1956producer
The Swan1956producer
Bad Day at Black Rock1955producer
The Battle of Gettysburg1955Documentary short producer
Take the High Ground!1953producer
Arena1953producer - uncredited
Dream Wife1953producer
The Hoaxters1952Short documentary producer
Plymouth Adventure1952producer
Washington Story1952producer
Westward the Women1951producer
It's a Big Country: An American Anthology1951producer - uncredited
Go for Broke!1951producer
The Red Badge of Courage1951executive producer - uncredited
Walk Softly, Stranger1950executive producer - uncredited
The Next Voice You Hear...1950producer
Battleground1949producer
The Window1949producer - uncredited
Adventure in Baltimore1949executive producer
The Set-Up1949executive producer - uncredited
Every Girl Should Be Married1948executive producer - uncredited
The Boy with Green Hair1948executive producer - uncredited
Station West1948executive producer - uncredited
They Live by Night1948executive producer - uncredited
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House1948executive producer - uncredited
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer1947producer
The Farmer's Daughter1947producer
Till the End of Time1946producer
The Spiral Staircase1946producer
I'll Be Seeing You1944producer
Lassie Come Home1943producer - uncredited
Bataan1943executive producer - uncredited
Journey for Margaret1942executive producer - uncredited / producer
Kid Glove Killer1942executive producer - uncredited
Joe Smith, American1942producer - uncredited

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Unsinkable Molly Brown1964stage presenter
A Majority of One1961stage producer
Startime1959TV Series creative consultant - 1 episode
Walk Softly, Stranger1950presenter
A Woman's Secret1949presenter
Every Girl Should Be Married1948presenter
The Boy with Green Hair1948presenter
Rachel and the Stranger1948presenter
They Live by Night1948presenter
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House1948presenter
I Remember Mama1948presenter
Crossfire1947presenter

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Sunrise at Campobello1960Chairman of Connecticut Delegation (uncredited)
The Jack Benny Program1956TV SeriesDore Schary, Executive Head of MGM
Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Night Life1952ShortSpeaker
That Midnight Kiss1949Narrator (uncredited)
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer1947Jebby (uncredited)

Production Manager

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The Window1949executive in charge of production
Station West1948in charge of production
Race Street1948executive in charge of production
Berlin Express1948in charge of production

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Act One1963

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
That's Entertainment, Part II1976Documentary acknowledgment: the non-musical sequences represent outstanding contributions by

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Today1980TV SeriesHimself
Hollywood Greats1977-1978TV Series documentaryHimself
Hollywood on Trial1976DocumentaryHimself
The David Frost Show1971TV SeriesHimself
Firing Line1966TV SeriesHimself - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962-1963TV SeriesHimself - Guest / Himself
What's My Line?1959TV SeriesHimself - Guest Panelist
Person to Person1958TV Series documentaryHimself
Van Gogh: Darkness Into Light1956Documentary shortHimself / Narrator
MGM Parade1955-1956TV SeriesHimself - Guest / Himself
Youth Wants to Know1955TV SeriesHimself - Interviewee
The 27th Annual Academy Awards1955TV SpecialHimself - Audience Member
The Red Skelton Hour1955TV SeriesHimself / Recipient Best Motion Picture Executive Award
The Ed Sullivan Show1954TV SeriesHimself
The 25th Annual Academy Awards1953TV SpecialHimself - Presenter: Writing Awards
The Hoaxters1952Short documentaryNarrator (voice)
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story1951DocumentaryHimself
The Screen Writer1950Short documentaryHimself (uncredited)

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
In the Beginning: 'Quo Vadis' and the Genesis of the Biblical Epic2008Video documentary shortHimself
Tough Baby: Torch Song2008Video documentary shortHimself
Royal Wedding: June, Judy and Jane2007Video documentary shortHimself
The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest2007Video documentary shortHimself
True Love2003/IVideo shortHimself
Begin the Beguine2003Video documentary shortHimself
Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers'1997TV Short documentaryHimself
MGM: When the Lion Roars1992TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself
Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story1987TV Series documentaryHimself

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1969Valentine Davies AwardWriters Guild of America, USA
1948EdgarEdgar Allan Poe AwardsBest Motion PictureCrossfire (1947)
1939OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Writing, Original StoryBoys Town (1938)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1956OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Short Subject, Two-reelThe Battle of Gettysburg (1955)
1956OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Documentary, Short SubjectsThe Battle of Gettysburg (1955)
1953OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Documentary, FeaturesThe Hoaxters (1952)
1941OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Writing, Original StoryEdison, the Man (1940)
1939OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Writing, ScreenplayBoys Town (1938)

Known for movies

Source
IMDB Wikipedia

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