- President of Gene Autry Productions.
- According to director Frank McDonald, Schaefer was almost totally deaf; McDonald said, "The only things he heard were what you didn't want him to hear."
- The older brother of sound and visual effects worker, Gordon Schaefer. Both worked on several of the same movies, throughout their careers. The brothers are survived by a half-sister, still alive in 2009, who is living in Thornton, Colorado.
- Uncle of Robert Schaefer.
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