Editing Franklin J. Schaffner (section)

==Television career==
Schaffner returned to the United States after the war. He worked for a world peace organization, then as an assistant director for the documentary film series ''[[The March of Time]]''. He became a director in the news and public affairs department of CBS television, where his jobs including covering sports, beauty pageants and public-service programs.<ref>Franklin J. Schaffner Dies at 69; An Oscar-Winning Film Director: [Obituary]
Morgan, Thomas. New York Times3 July 1989: 1.11.</ref>

In 1950 he directed "The Traitor", the first episode of ''Ford Theatre''.<ref>A MODERN TOWN-CRIER: FORD THEATRE'S FIRST SHOW
New York Times 3 Sep 1950: 49.</ref> He also did adaptations of ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]''<ref>SHOW ILLUSTRATES DRAMA IN THE NEWS: 'Hear It Now,' Tape-Recorded by Murrow and Friendly, Makes Debut on C.B.S. Radio "Alice in Wonderland" on TV
New York Times 16 Dec 1950: 15.</ref> and ''[[Treasure Island]]''.<ref>TREASURE ISLAND': Video Version of Stevenson's Classic Is Presented by 'Studio One'
By JACK GOULD. New York Times 11 May 1952: X11.</ref>

He directed "Thunder on Sycamore Street" by [[Reginald Rose]] for ''[[Studio One (American TV series)|Studio One]]''.<ref>Television in Review: Reginald Rose Play on 'Studio One' Protests Credo of Conformity
By JACK GOULD. New York Times 19 Mar 1954: 30.</ref> He and Rose reunited on  ''[[Twelve Angry Men (Westinghouse Studio One)|Twelve Angry Men]]'' which won Schaffner an Emmy for Best Director.

The following year Schaffner earned another Emmy for his work on the 1955 TV adaptation of the Broadway play ''[[The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1955 film)|The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial]]'', shown on the anthology series ''[[Ford Star Jubilee]]''.<ref>The Caine Mutiny Court Martial': Cameras Add Power to Play by Wouk Nolan Repeats Study of Captain Queeg, By JACK GOULD. New York Times ]21 Nov 1955: 55.</ref>

Schaffner became one of three regular directors on ''[[The Kaiser Aluminum Hour]]''; the others were [[George Roy Hill]] and [[Fielder Cook]].<ref>MINER WILL LEAVE TV DRAMA SERIES: Producer Resigns 'Kaiser Hour' Post—Ferrer to Be 'Festival of Music' Host
By VAL ADAMS. New York Times 26 Nov 1956: 55.</ref> He was also a regular director on ''[[Playhouse 90]]''.<ref>FOUR WILL CO-STAR ON 'PLAYHOUSE 90': Randall, Misses Neal, Foch and Dunnock in 'Playroom' --Plans for Nanette Fabray, Special to The New York Times. 21 Sep 1957: 39</ref>

He was the original director on the series, ''[[The Defenders (1961 TV series)|The Defenders]]'', created by Rose. Schaffner's work earned him another Emmy.<ref>THE TV SCENE---: Another Writer Turns to Series, Smith, Cecil. Los Angeles Times 24 Feb 1960: A10.</ref>

In 1960, he directed [[Allen Drury]]'s stage play ''[[Advise and Consent]]''. This earned him the Best Director recognition in the Variety Critics Poll.<ref>Theatre: Political Issues: 'Advise and Consent' Opens at the Cort
By HOWARD TAUBMAN. New York Times ]18 Nov 1960: 25.</ref>

In the realm of network television, Schaffner also received widespread critical acclaim in 1962 for his groundbreaking collaboration with the First Lady of the United States [[Jacqueline Kennedy]] and CBS television's Musical Director [[Alfredo Antonini]] in the production of ''[[A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy]]'', a television special broadcast to over 80 million viewers worldwide.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0207800/|title=A Tour of the White House (TV Movie 1962)|website=IMDb}}</ref>

Schaffner's contributions in this production earned him a nomination in 1963 by the Directors Guild of America, for its award in the category of Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0207800/awards|title=A Tour of the White House – IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref>