American casting director (1927–2021)
Lynn Stalmaster
Born (1927-11-17 ) November 17, 1927Died February 12, 2021(2021-02-12) (aged 93) Education
MA ,
UCLA TFT 1952
[1] Occupation Casting director Years active 1950–2006 Spouses
Gloria McGough
(
m. 1956, divorced)
Shirley A. Alexander
(
m. 1962;
div. 1972)
Children 2 Awards
AMPAS
Honorary 2016
Lynn Arlen Stalmaster (November 17, 1927 – February 12, 2021) was an American
casting director . He was noted as the first casting director to be conferred an Academy Award, having received an
Honorary Oscar in 2016.
Early life
Stalmaster was born in
Omaha, Nebraska , on November 17, 1927.
[2] He was the son of Estelle (Lapidus) and Irvin A. Stalmaster, a lawyer who became a judge.
[3] Irvin was the first
Jew , as well as the youngest person, to be appointed to a Nebraska district judgeship.
[4]
[5] He was also active in the local Jewish community, serving as president of the Omaha
B'nai B'rith .
[6] Lynn Stalmaster's younger brother is actor
Hal Stalmaster (born 1940), best known for his starring role in the Disney film
Johnny Tremain .
[7]
Stalmaster initially attended Dundee Elementary School in Omaha's
Dundee–Happy Hollow Historic District .
[4] In order to ameliorate his severe
asthma , his family later relocated to
Beverly Hills, California , where he attended
Beverly Hills High School .
[2]
[8] There he overcame his shyness by immersing himself in theatre and radio.
[4] After serving in the
U.S. Army during
World War II , he studied theater arts at the
UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television , obtaining a
Master of Arts in 1952.
[1]
[8]
[3]
Career
Stalmaster got his first job in show business as an actor, appearing in the war movies
The Steel Helmet (1951),
The Flying Leathernecks (1951),
[9] and the TV series
Big Town .
[10] As a fail-safe plan, he was employed by Grosse-Krasne as a production assistant.
[8]
[10] He subsequently became casting director after the incumbent retired,
[2]
[11] and went on to cast five on-air series.
[8]
After several years in that capacity, Stalmaster became an independent casting director.
[10]
[11] He established himself quickly as a solid casting director, finding steady work in both television and motion pictures. He was credited with casting more than 60 movies of the decade, among them;
Fiddler on the Roof ,
Harold and Maude ,
The Cowboys ,
Deliverance ,
Rollerball ,
Silver Streak ,
Black Sunday ,
Coming Home ,
Convoy ,
The Rose ,
Superman and
Being There .
[9]
Stalmaster was responsible for casting TV shows such as
Gunsmoke ,
[8]
The Untouchables , and
My Favorite Martian .
[10]
[11] He was also a part of
Academy Award winning movies such as
In the Heat of the Night ,
The Thomas Crown Affair ,
The Right Stuff ,
[9] and
Brian De Palma 's
The Untouchables .
[12]
Stalmaster was the first casting director to receive credit on a separate card in the main titles of a feature film, starting with
The Thomas Crown Affair in 1968.
[8]
[11] His name subsequently appeared in the main titles of over 180 films,
[8] credited as "Casting by Lynn Stalmaster."
[13]
Later life
Stalmaster was conferred the Career Achievement Award by the
Casting Society of America (CSA) in 2003.
[8] Thirteen years later, in November 2016,
[2] he received an
Academy Honorary Award from the
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences .
[14]
[15] He was the first casting director to receive an Academy Award.
[16] Two years later, the Casting Society of America began honoring entertainment professionals with the Lynn Stalmaster Award for Career Achievement. Recipients include
Annette Bening ,
[17]
Laura Dern ,
[18] and
Geena Davis .
[19]
Stalmaster died on the morning of February 12, 2021, at his home in
Los Angeles . He was 93.
[2]
[11]
Partial filmography
Screaming Eagles , 1956
Trooper Hook , 1957
I Want to Live! , 1958
[9]
Pork Chop Hill , 1959
Inherit the Wind , 1960
West Side Story , 1961
Judgment at Nuremberg , 1961
[20]
[21]
Two for the Seesaw , 1962
A Child Is Waiting , 1963
[12]
Toys in the Attic , 1963
[22]
Lady in a Cage , 1964
[12]
Kiss Me, Stupid , 1964
[23]
The Greatest Story Ever Told , 1965
[9]
[12]
The Hallelujah Trail , 1965
[9]
[23]
A Rage to Live , 1965
[9]
The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming , 1966
[9]
[23]
The Fortune Cookie , 1966
[9]
[23]
Return of the Seven , 1966
[23]
Cast a Giant Shadow , 1966
In the Heat of the Night , 1967
[9]
[12]
Hour of the Gun , 1967
[23]
Fitzwilly , 1967
[9]
The Scalphunters , 1968
[12]
The Thomas Crown Affair , 1968
[9]
[12]
The Killing of Sister George , 1968
[12]
[23]
The Stalking Moon , 1968
[9]
[23]
Yours, Mine and Ours , 1968
The Bridge at Remagen , 1969
[12]
[23]
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? , 1969
[9]
They Shoot Horses, Don't They? , 1969
[9]
[23]
Viva Max , 1969
[9]
Too Late the Hero , 1970
[9]
[12]
They Call Me Mister Tibbs! , 1970
[9]
Monte Walsh , 1970
[9]
[23]
Lawman , 1971
[9]
Valdez Is Coming , 1971
[9]
[12]
The Grissom Gang , 1971
[9]
[23]
Fiddler on the Roof , 1971
Harold and Maude , 1971
[9]
[12]
The Cowboys , 1972
[9]
[12]
Pocket Money , 1972
[9]
The Wrath of God , 1972
[9]
Deliverance , 1972
[9]
[12]
Junior Bonner , 1972
[9]
[23]
Jeremiah Johnson , 1972
[9]
[12]
The New Centurions , 1972
[9]
The Mechanic , 1972
[9]
[12]
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean , 1972
[9]
[23]
Lolly-Madonna XXX , 1973
[9]
Scorpio , 1973
[9]
[12]
The Iceman Cometh , 1973
[9]
[12]
The Last Detail , 1973
[9]
[12]
Sleeper , 1973
[9]
[12]
Cinderella Liberty , 1973
[9]
Rhinoceros , 1974
[9]
Billy Two Hats , 1974
[9]
Conrack , 1974
[9]
Mandingo , 1975
[9]
Rollerball , 1975
[9]
[12]
Silver Streak , 1976
[9]
[12]
Bound for Glory , 1976
[9]
[12]
Black Sunday , 1977
[9]
New York, New York , 1977
[9]
The Other Side of Midnight , 1977
[9]
Coming Home , 1978
[9]
[12]
The Fury , 1978
[9]
[12]
Foul Play , 1978
[9]
[23]
Go Tell the Spartans , 1978
[9]
Convoy , 1978
[9]
[12]
Superman , 1978
[9]
[12]
Being There , 1979
[9]
[23]
Stir Crazy , 1980
[24]
Caveman , 1981
[25]
First Blood , 1982
Tootsie , 1982
Airplane II: The Sequel , 1982
[9]
[23]
The Right Stuff , 1983
Supergirl , 1984
Jagged Edge , 1985
Santa Claus: The Movie , 1985
9½ Weeks , 1986
Spaceballs , 1987
[9]
[12]
The Untouchables , 1987
[9]
[12]
Weekend at Bernie's , 1989
See No Evil, Hear No Evil , 1989
Casualties of War , 1989
Crazy People , 1990
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze , 1991
Stay Tuned , 1992
Clifford , 1994
To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday , 1996
Battlefield Earth , 2000
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The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle: "Young Jewish Lawyer appointed Judge of Dist. Court, Nebraska" April 27, 1928 – Page 17
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Jewish Telegraph Agency: "Stalmaster is Appointed Judge in Nebraska Court" , April 17, 1928
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