Joyce Selznick, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Joyce Selznick

American casting director

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1925

Date of Death: 17-Sep-1981

Profession: casting director

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Joyce Selznick

  • Joyce Selznick (February 12, 1925 – September 17, 1981) was a talent agent, manager, casting director, and screen writer for actors and musicians.
  • She was the niece of film producer David O.
  • Selznick (Gone with the Wind, 1939), providing her with early exposure to the industry.
  • Her career spanned three decades and began with her discovery of Tony Curtis in the late 1940s, climaxing with the casting of The Buddy Holly Story, released in 1978.
  • Selznick helped George C.
  • Scott, Faye Dunaway, and Candice Bergen begin their careers.
  • In the late 1940s, she discovered a New York truck driver named Bernie Schwartz and developed him into a matinee idol who took the name Tony Curtis.Her work ended with her premature death in 1981 at age 53 from breast cancer.

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