Dore Schary
Dore Schary · Arts & Literature
Screenwriter of Boys Town (Academy Award 1938); later head of MGM
1905, Newark, New Jersey, United States — 1980, New York City, United States
United States
Dore Schary is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Screenwriter of Boys Town (Academy Award 1938); later head of MGM
Dore Schary was an American screenwriter and producer who won the Academy Award for the story of 'Boys Town' (1938) and later became head of production and studio chief at MGM. He also wrote the acclaimed play 'Sunrise at Campobello' and was active in Jewish communal life, leading the Anti-Defamation League. He was born into a Jewish family in Newark.
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Screenwriter of Boys Town (Academy Award 1938); later head of MGM
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