Writing · 1905 to 1980

Dore Schary

Best rated: Boys Town (7.2)

Films: 14
Avg rating: 6.93
Peak run: 1938’58
7+ run: 3 films

Films: 14
Avg rating: 6.93
Peak run: 1938’58
7+ run: 3 films

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The career

Dore Schary, writing career by IMDb rating5-film averagePeak eraLongest 7+ run

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193414 films1963

Current formLast 5: 6.88 vs career 6.93 (−0.05)

As a writer, films with 1,000+ votes

Dore by the numbers

Average

6.93

6 rated films

Vote weighted

6.95

bigger films count more

Median

6.9

half are better

Consistency

±0.24

rating spread

Career

30y

1934 to 1963

Total votes

20.5K

across every film

Best

7.2

Boys Town

Worst

6.6

Lonelyhearts

Newest first

Filmography

Directing filmography

1963	Act One	·	321

Better together?

Dore Schary's regulars

The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.

Takes

On Dore Schary

6 nominations, 1 wins

Awards record

Best Live Action Short (Two-reel) · Academy Awards 1956
Dore Schary, Producer
Nominated
Best Documentary Short · Academy Awards 1956
Dore Schary, Producer
Nominated
Best Documentary Feature · Academy Awards 1953
Dore Schary, Producer
Nominated
Best Original Story · Academy Awards 1941
Dore Schary, Hugo Butler
Nominated
Best Adapted Screenplay · Academy Awards 1939
John Meehan, Dore Schary
Nominated
Best Original Story · Academy Awards 1939
Dore Schary, Eleanore Griffin
Won

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