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Richard Schayer (December 13, 1880 – March 13, 1956) [1] was an American screenwriter. He wrote for more than 100 films between 1916 and 1956. He was born in Washington, D.C., son of Col. George Frederick Schayer and writer Julia Schayer, and died in Hollywood, California. He was one of seven studio executives who worked at Universal Pictures ...
Richard Schayer was an American screenwriter from Washington, D.C., active from 1916 to his death in 1956. He wrote or co-wrote the scripts for nearly a 100 films, and he was a prolific writer of Westerns. He is primarily remembered for scripting the Gothic horror films "Frankenstein" (1931) and "The Mummy" (1932), which were both box office hits.
- Richard Schayer
- March 15, 1956
- December 13, 1880
Schayer worked on over 100 films between 1916 and 1956 as screenwriter and dialogue editor.
Richard Schayer is known as an Writer, Screenplay, Scenario Writer, Story, Adaptation, Continuity, Teleplay, Associate Producer, Script Editor, Dialogue, Screenstory, Other, and treatment. Some of his work includes Frankenstein, The Mummy, The Cameraman, Waterloo Bridge, Kim, Arizona Raiders, Black Magic, and Tell It to the Marines.
Sep 7, 2018 · Richard Schayer was scenario editor. Bernhard Kaun was the composer and Arthur Edeson the cinematographer. Jack Pierce was the makeup artist. — Dan Engler
Scenario: E. Richard Schayer. Director: William Nigh. Camera: Clyde DeVinna. Titles: Robert Hopkins. Editor: Dan Sharits. Plot Summary: The ancient tale of brothers, separated at birth, who grow up on opposite sides of the law, is given yet another working-over in this lavish MGM western starring Tim McCoy.
In mid-1932, Universal writers John Huston and studio scenario editor Richard Schayer attempted new treatments for the film. By July 18, there was still no officially approved script and Universal loaned Karloff to MGM to shoot The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932).
