ABC Theater is an American television anthology series that aired on ABC and featured quality dramatic presentations over a period of 12 years. Although some sources indicate the series began in 1974, ABC lists the first production in 1972, with irregular broadcasts until 1984.
15-533: Directors for the series of television movies included George Schaefer , Stanley Kramer , Joseph Papp , George Cukor , José Quintero , Daniel Petrie , Randal Kleiser and Delbert Mann . Writers contributing original material for the series included James Costigan , Alice Childress , Lonne Elder III and Loring Mandel . In 1973, ABC shared in a joint Peabody Award with NBC and CBS "for their outstanding contributions to entertainment through an exceptional year of televised drama." The award particularly noted
30-506: A tribute to him on the late-night talk show PM East/PM West that was syndicated by Group W Productions to Westinghouse-owned television stations in Boston, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and San Francisco, as well as to other stations in Washington D.C., New York, and Los Angeles. This telecast holds the distinction of being the only episode of PM East/PM West , which aired five nights
45-686: A week for more than a year, to survive in its entirety. A videocassette of the 1962 telecast is available for viewing at the UCLA Film and Television Archive . PM East/PM West was never accessible in Chicago, Illinois , the American South , the Southwestern United States , the Pacific Northwest or in the states of Florida or Texas . From 1979 to 1981, George Schaefer was president of
60-625: Is a visual arts organization focused on the preservation , study and appreciation of film and television , based at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Also a nonprofit exhibition venue, the archive screens over 400 films and videos a year, primarily at the Billy Wilder Theater, located inside the Hammer Museum in Westwood, California . (Formerly, it screened films at
75-674: Is also known for holding over 300 kinescope prints from the now-defunct DuMont Television Network . The archive also holds restored prints of Paramount Pictures' cartoon library. Much of the Archive's collection is available for onsite research by appointment at the Archive's Research & Study Center (ARSC), located on the UCLA campus in Powell Library. ARSC clients often go to the UCLA Media Lab (Room 270) to view their media. The Billy Wilder Theater
90-464: Is on the courtyard level of the Hammer Museum . Made possible by a $ 5 million gift from Audrey L. Wilder and designed by Michael Maltzan Architecture , the 295-seat Billy Wilder Theater is the home of the archive's cinematheque and of the Hammer's public programs, which includes artists’ lectures, literary readings, musical concerts, and public conversations.. The theater, which cost $ 7.5 million to complete,
105-857: The ABC Theater productions of The Glass Menagerie and Pueblo . In 1977, ABC Inc., established the “ABC Theater” Award. The award provided a grant to the National Playwrights Conference of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center and a cash award of $ 10,000 to the winning playwright. The playwright's work was then telecast as an ABC Theater Presentation. Winners of the award have included George Rubino for The Last Tenant , Lee Hunkins for Hollow Image , Preston Ransone for King Crab , J. Rufus Caleb for Benny's Place and Phil Penningroth for Ghost Dancing . George Schaefer (director) George Louis Schaefer (December 16, 1920 – September 10, 1997)
120-609: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences , the American Film Institute , and the Directors Guild of America as well as such figures including Hal Ashby , Tony Curtis , Charlton Heston , Orson Welles , Rock Hudson , Jeff Chandler , Radley Metzger , Richard Conte , Audie Murphy , John McIntire , John Wayne , Fred MacMurray and William Wyler . It also holds the entire Hearst Metrotone News Library. The archive
135-1015: The COVID-19 pandemic . The Archive appointed its fourth director in January 2021. She was the first woman and person of color in the role. The Archive has hosted its collection in a Stoa building in Santa Clarita, California since 2015. It shares the facilities with the Packard Humanities Institute . The building was funded and built to the specification of David Woodley Packard . The archive's holdings include 35mm collections from Paramount Global / Paramount Pictures and Republic Pictures . Disney / 20th Century Studios , Warner Bros. Discovery / Warner Bros. , Sony / Columbia Pictures , New World Pictures , Amazon / MGM , United Artists and Orion Pictures , NBCUniversal / Universal Pictures , and RKO . Additional film donations have been made by
150-577: The Directors Guild of America . He was as a board member of President Ronald Reagan 's National Council on the Arts from 1982 to 1988. In 1985, he was appointed Chairman and later associate Dean at the UCLA School of Theater Film and Television where he stayed until 1991. During the 1980s and 1990s Schaefer served on the advisory board of the National Student Film Institute . Schaefer also
165-806: The James Bridges Theater on the UCLA campus). The archive is funded by UCLA, public and private interests, and the entertainment industry. It is a member of the International Federation of Film Archives . The Archive is a division of the UCLA Library. As of January 2021, its collection hosted more than 500,000 items, including approximately 159,000 motion picture titles and 132,000 television titles, more than 27 million feet of newsreels, more than 222,000 broadcast recordings and more than 9,000 radio transcription discs. The Archive hosted virtual screenings in lieu of its in-person presentations during
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#1732884221824180-707: The U.S. Army Special Services during World War II . He directed over 50 plays for the troops. After being discharged, he directed for the Broadway theatre . His first production was of Shakespeare 's Hamlet starring Maurice Evans . In 1953, Schaefer won a Tony Award for his production of The Teahouse of the August Moon which he co-produced with Evans. During the Golden Age of Television , Schaefer directed numerous live TV adaptations of Broadway plays for NBC 's Hallmark Hall of Fame . His first episode for Hallmark
195-585: Was an American director of television and Broadway theatre , who was active from the 1950s to the 1990s. Schaefer was born in Wallingford, Connecticut , and lived in Oak Park, Illinois for much of his boyhood and young adulthood. He was the son of Elsie (née Otterbein) and Louis Schaefer, who worked in sales. Schaefer studied stage directing at the Yale School of Drama . He began his directing career while serving in
210-609: Was an adaptation of his Broadway staging of Hamlet starring Evans. In the 1980s, several of his productions for Hallmark aired in syndication under the title George Schaefer Showcase Theatre . His television work garnered him five Emmy wins out of 21 total nominations. He also won four Directors Guild of America Awards out of 17 nominations. He holds the record for the most DGA Award nominations. He also directed five theatrical films , but to limited success. In February 1962, actors who had worked with Schaefer, including Ed Wynn , Ethel Griffies and Boris Karloff , participated in
225-584: Was the Honorary Chairperson of the Institute for a one-year term. In 1996, he released his autobiography From Live to Tape to Film: 60 Years of Inconspicuous Directing . Schaefer continued directing TV movies until his death in 1997. His final TV movie was an adaptation of Harvey . He was survived by his wife, Mildred Trares (1931-2020), whom he had married in 1954. UCLA Film and Television Archive The UCLA Film & Television Archive
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