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Date: | Thu, 23 Oct 1997 09:46:08 -0400 |
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I just read in the UCLA Film & TV alumni newsletter that George Schaefer,
retired dean, had died after a long illness at the age of 76. He was one of my
MFA thesis advisors, and I took classes from him as well. He was an excellent
teacher as well as a talented producer and director. He began directing in the
army during WWII, went to Broadway and New York television, and succeeded Sir
Maurice Evans as producer-director for Hallmark Hall of Fame, where he worked
for many years before coming to UCLA. At UCLA he directed plays as well as
teaching and doing administrative work. He did a supeer production of The
Admirable Chrichton as well as the musical Leave It To Jane and other shows.
He headed the motion picture academy's foreign oscar program and would host an
annual event with foreign directors in Hollywood. The last time I saw him was
in Washington, DC, where he was on a National Endowment for the Arts media
panel and I was an observer of the open session. I can't say enough nice
about the man, who truly was accomplished as a stage, television and film
director, as well as a wonderful teacher.
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Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the
University of Alabama.
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