Biography
Joyce Selznick (February 12, 1925 β September 17, 1981) was a talent agent, casting director, and screenwriter. 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 a New York truck driver named Bernie Schwartz whom she developed him into a matinee idol and future actor Tony Curtis. and climaxed with the casting of The Buddy Holly Story, released in 1978. Her work ended with her premature death in 1981 at age 56 from breast cancer.
Filmography
all 16
Movies 16
Writer 3
Writer
Scissors (1991)
Movie
Casting
Elvis (1979)
Movie
Casting
The White Buffalo (1977)
Movie
Casting
The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977)
Movie
Casting
Sherlock Holmes in New York (1976)
Movie
Casting
King Kong (1976)
Movie
3
Casting
Birch Interval (1976)
Movie
Casting
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea (1976)
Movie
Casting
Griffin and Phoenix (1976)
Movie
Casting
Report to the Commissioner (1975)
Movie
Casting
The Longest Yard (1974)
Movie
6
Casting
The Laughing Policeman (1973)
Movie
Casting
Blood Sport (1973)
Movie
Casting
The Last American Hero (1973)
Movie
2
Writer
Roogie's Bump (1954)
Movie
Writer
Project X (1949)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.72
Based on 82.2 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1949
1973
1976
1976
1991
Information
Known ForProduction
GenderFemale
Birthday1925-02-12
Deathday1981-09-17 (56 years old)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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