Dore Schary

Dore Schary was an American motion-picture director, writer, and producer, and playwright. He graduated from Central High School in Newark, New Jersey. Schary had his first success as a writer when a ... Read more
Dore Schary was an American motion-picture director, writer, and producer, and playwright. He graduated from Central High School in Newark, New Jersey. Schary had his first success as a writer when a play he wrote, TOO MANY HEROES, ran on Broadway for sixteen performances in the fall of 1937. He worked in Hollywood, Los Angeles, and in 1938 won the Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Story, as co-writer of the screenplay for “Boys Town.” He was with RKO Pictures when in 1948 he became chief of production at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios. Following his departure from MGM, he wrote the Broadway play SUNRISE AT CAMPOBELLO. The play won five Tony Awards. He wrote and produced the motion picture of the same name in 1960. He also had a brief uncredited role in the film, playing the Chairman of the Connecticut Delegation.