Lynn Stalmaster

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American casting director (1927–2021)

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| 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. He was the son of Estelle (Lapidus) and Irvin A. Stalmaster, a lawyer who became a judge. Irvin was the first Jew, as well as the youngest person, to be appointed to a Nebraska district judgeship. He was also active in the local Jewish community, serving as president of the Omaha B'nai B'rith. Lynn Stalmaster's younger brother is actor Hal Stalmaster (born 1940), best known for his starring role in the Disney film Johnny Tremain.

Stalmaster initially attended Dundee Elementary School in Omaha's Dundee–Happy Hollow Historic District.

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), As a fail-safe plan, he was employed by Grosse-Krasne as a production assistant. and went on to cast five on-air series.

After several years in that capacity, Stalmaster became an independent casting director. 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.

Stalmaster was responsible for casting TV shows such as Gunsmoke, The Untouchables, and My Favorite Martian. 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, and Brian De Palma's The Untouchables.

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.

Later life

Stalmaster was conferred the Career Achievement Award by the Casting Society of America (CSA) in 2003. He was the first casting director to receive an Academy Award. Two years later, the Casting Society of America began honoring entertainment professionals with the Lynn Stalmaster Award for Career Achievement. Recipients include Annette Bening, Laura Dern, and Geena Davis.

Stalmaster died on the morning of February 12, 2021, at his home in Los Angeles. He was 93.

Partial filmography

References

References

  1. Green, Noah. (December 2, 2016). "Lynn Stalmaster Accepts First Oscar for Casting".
  2. Haring, Bruce. (February 12, 2021). "Lynn Stalmaster Dies: Academy Award-Winning Casting Director Was 93".
  3. (November 3, 2016). "Lynn Stalmaster".
  4. [http://www.jewishomaha.org/jewish-press/2014/07/hollywood-insiders-return-home-for-jewish-reunion/ The Jewish Press (Omaha): "Hollywood insiders return Home for Jewish Reunion" by Sherrie Saag] July 30, 2014
  5. [https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/49944979/ The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle: "Young Jewish Lawyer appointed Judge of Dist. Court, Nebraska"] April 27, 1928 – Page 17
  6. [https://www.jta.org/1928/04/17/archive/stalmaster-is-appointed-judge-in-nebraska-court Jewish Telegraph Agency: "Stalmaster is Appointed Judge in Nebraska Court"], April 17, 1928
  7. [https://allthingsliberty.com/2014/02/10-questions-with-hal-stalmaster-johnny-tremain/ Interview with Hal Stalmaster]
  8. In order to ameliorate his severe [[asthma]], his family later relocated to [[Beverly Hills, California]], where he attended [[Beverly Hills High School]]. There he overcame his shyness by immersing himself in theatre and radio. After serving in the [[United States Army|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.[https://oscars.org/governors-awards/2016/lynn-stalmaster Oscar Biographies: "Lynn Stalmaster"] retrieved July 22, 2017
  9. Littleton, Cynthia. (February 12, 2021). "Lynn Stalmaster, Legendary Casting Director, Dies at 93".
  10. Barnes, Mike. (February 12, 2021). "Lynn Stalmaster, Legendary Casting Director, Dies at 93".
  11. (November 10, 2016). "Lynn Stalmaster to accept first Academy Award for casting".
  12. O'Falt, Chris. (November 9, 2016). "Casting Directors and the Academy: Why Lynn Stalmaster's Honorary Oscar Matters".
  13. Hipes, Patrick. (November 30, 2016). "Annette Bening To Receive Career Achievement Artios Award".
  14. Pedersen, Erik. (December 3, 2018). "Artios Awards Career Honors To Laura Dern, Tina Fey & Others".
  15. Hipes, Patrick. (December 12, 2019). "Artios Awards To Honor Geena Davis, Audra McDonald & More".
  16. "Lynn Stalmaster". American Film Institute.
  17. "Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)". British Film Institute.
  18. "Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) – Credits". Turner Classic Movies.
  19. "Lynn Stalmaster".
  20. Horton, Andrew. (August 31, 2010). "The Films of George Roy Hill, rev. ed.". McFarland.
  21. "Lynn Stalmaster". British Film Institute.
  22. ""Executive Action": A Film That Literally Hits Its Target". [[Cinema Retro]].
  23. "Stir Crazy (1980) – Credits". Turner Classic Movies.
  24. "Caveman (1981) – Credits". Turner Classic Movies.

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