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Don Schain

Don Schain

American film director

Donald Rodney Schain (February 26, 1941 – December 26, 2015)[1] was an American director, writer, and producer of many films and TV movies, notably for the Disney Channel.

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Schain joined the movie industry in the early 1970s, directing his then-wife, Cheri Caffaro, in several low-budget exploitation films, including the Ginger trilogy.

In the 1990s, he moved to Utah and went on to produce movies of a more family-oriented nature for the Disney Channel, including High School Musical, Wendy Wu: Homecoming Warrior, and Read It and Weep. He was the first president of the Motion Picture Association of Utah.[2][3]

References

  1. [1]
    Means, Sean P. (January 6, 2016). "Don Schain, producer behind 'High School Musical,' Utah's movie industry, dies at 74". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on January 10, 2016.
  2. [2]
    "Remembering Don Schain". Motion Picture Association of Utah. January 11, 2016. Archived from the original on January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Celebrating Don Schain". Adnews. February 13, 2016. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2017.


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