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Dore Schary

Dore ScharyAKA Isidore Schary

Born: 31-Aug-1905
Birthplace: Newark, NJ
Died: 7-Jul-1980
Location of death: New York City
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Hebrew Cemetery, West Long Branch, NJ

Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Film/TV Producer, Screenwriter
Party Affiliation: Democratic

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: President of MGM, 1951-56

Wife: Miriam Svet (m. 5-Mar-1932)

    High School: Central High School, Newark, NJ (1923)

    Anti-Defamation League National Chairman (1963-69)
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer President (1951-56)
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Chief of Production (1948-51)
    RKO Radio Pictures
    Columbia Pictures (1932-33)
    Oscar for Best Writing, Original Story 1939 for Boys Town (shared)
    Tony 1958 for Sunrise at Campobello

    FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
    Act One (26-Dec-1963)

Author of books:
Heyday: An Autobiography (1979, memoir)


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