Steven H. Scheuer
Encyclopedia
Steven H. Scheuer is a film and television historian and critic. He edited all seventeen editions of Movies on TV published between 1958 and 1993 and wrote The Movie Book(1974), subtitled A Comprehensive, Authoritative, Omnibus Volume on Motion Pictures and the Cinema World. He was moderator of the syndicated television series All About TV from 1969 to 1990.
, Walter Scheuer, an investor and film producer, and Richard Scheuer, a scholar and philanthropist.
's TV Movies and Video Guide by ten years. It contained ratings of movies, videos and TV movies using a four star rating system. It was renamed Movies on TV and Videocassette in 1989.
"contains approximately five thousand American television scripts dating from about 1953 to 1963." The Steven H. Scheuer Papers are housed at the Syracuse University Library.
Life
Scheuer was born in New York City in 1926. His brothers (all deceased) were 13-Term New York Congressman James H. ScheuerJames H. Scheuer
James Haas Scheuer was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He was also affiliated with the Liberal Party of New York.-Family and education:...
, Walter Scheuer, an investor and film producer, and Richard Scheuer, a scholar and philanthropist.
The Movies on TV series
Movies on TV was the first guide of its kind, preceding Leonard MaltinLeonard Maltin
Leonard Maltin is an American film and animated film critic and historian, author of several mainstream books on cinema, focusing on nostalgic, celebratory narratives.-Personal life:...
's TV Movies and Video Guide by ten years. It contained ratings of movies, videos and TV movies using a four star rating system. It was renamed Movies on TV and Videocassette in 1989.
Legacy
The Steven H. Scheuer Collection of Television Program Scripts at Yale UniversityYale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
"contains approximately five thousand American television scripts dating from about 1953 to 1963." The Steven H. Scheuer Papers are housed at the Syracuse University Library.
Selected works
- Movies on TV (17 editions, 1958–1993)
- The Movie Book (1974)
- Who's Who in Television and Cable (1983)
- Box Office Champions: The Biggest Movie Blockbusters of All Time (1984)
- The Complete Guide to Videocassette Movies (1987)
- The Pocket Guide to Collecting Movies on DVD (2003)