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Isadore "Dore" Schary was an American playwright, director and producer for the stage and a prolific screenwriter and producer of motion pictures. He directed just one feature film, Act One, the film biography of his friend, playwright and theater director Moss Hart. He became head of production at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and eventually president of the studio during the 1950s.
Birth Name
Isadore Schary
Born
Thursday, 31 August 1905
Died
Monday, 07 July 1980
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | Self | 2018 |
| Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' | Self | 1997 |
| Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story | Self | 1987 |
| Hollywood on Trial | Self | 1976 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| Firing Line | Self - Guest | 1966 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself / Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| Sunrise at Campobello | Chairman of Connecticut Delegation | 1960 |
| MGM Parade | Self - Guest / Self | 1955 |
| Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | Self | 2018 |
| Sobbin' Women: The Making of 'Seven Brides for Seven Brothers' | Self | 1997 |
| Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story | Self | 1987 |
| Hollywood on Trial | Self | 1976 |
| The David Frost Show | Self | 1969 |
| Firing Line | Self - Guest | 1966 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself / Himself - Guest | 1962 |
| Sunrise at Campobello | Chairman of Connecticut Delegation | 1960 |
| MGM Parade | Self - Guest / Self | 1955 |
| Person to Person | Self | 1953 |
| The Hoaxters | Narrator (voice) / Narrator | 1952 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1952 |
| The Red Skelton Hour | Self - Recipient Best Motion Picture Executive Award | 1951 |
| The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Story | Himself - Presenter / Commentator / Self - Host | 1951 |
| The Jack Benny Program | Dore Schary, Executive Head of MGM | 1950 |
| What's My Line? | Himself - Guest Panelist | 1950 |
| That Midnight Kiss | Narrator | 1949 |
| The Ed Sullivan Show | Self | 1948 |
| We, the People | Self - MGM Head | 1948 |
| The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | Jebby | 1947 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Act One | 1963 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Act One | 1963 |
| Sunrise at Campobello | 1960 |
| Startime | 1959 |
| Lonelyhearts | 1959 |
| Designing Woman | 1957 |
| The Last Hunt | 1956 |
| The Swan | 1956 |
| The Battle of Gettysburg | 1955 |
| Bad Day at Black Rock | 1955 |
| Take the High Ground! | 1953 |
| Arena | 1953 |
| Dream Wife | 1953 |
| The Hoaxters | 1952 |
| Plymouth Adventure | 1952 |
| Washington Story | 1952 |
| Westward the Women | 1951 |
| It's a Big Country: An American Anthology | 1951 |
| The Red Badge of Courage | 1951 |
| Go for Broke! | 1951 |
| Walk Softly, Stranger | 1950 |
| The Next Voice You Hear... | 1950 |
| Battleground | 1949 |
| The Window | 1949 |
| Adventure in Baltimore | 1949 |
| The Set-Up | 1949 |
| Every Girl Should Be Married | 1948 |
| The Boy with Green Hair | 1948 |
| Station West | 1948 |
| They Live by Night | 1948 |
| Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House | 1948 |
| The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer | 1947 |
| The Farmer's Daughter | 1947 |
| Till the End of Time | 1946 |
| The Spiral Staircase | 1946 |
| I'll Be Seeing You | 1945 |
| Lassie Come Home | 1943 |
| Bataan | 1943 |
| Journey for Margaret | 1942 |
| Kid Glove Killer | 1942 |
| Joe Smith, American | 1942 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1956 | Oscar | Best Short Subject, Two-reel | Nominated |
| 1956 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Short Subjects | Nominated |
| 1953 | Oscar | Best Documentary, Features | Nominated |
| 1941 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Story | Nominated |
| 1939 | Oscar | Best Writing, Original Story | Won |
| 1939 | Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay | Nominated |
