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.
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 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]
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]
^ abGreen, Noah (December 2, 2016). "Lynn Stalmaster Accepts First Oscar for Casting". UCLA TFT. Retrieved December 16, 2019. Congratulations to TFT alumnus Lynn Stalmaster (MA '52), ...
^ abcdeHaring, Bruce (February 12, 2021). "Lynn Stalmaster Dies: Academy Award-Winning Casting Director Was 93". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ ab"Lynn Stalmaster". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. November 3, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^ abcThe Jewish Press (Omaha): "Hollywood insiders return Home for Jewish Reunion" by Sherrie Saag July 30, 2014
^The Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle: "Young Jewish Lawyer appointed Judge of Dist. Court, Nebraska" April 27, 1928 – Page 17
^Jewish Telegraph Agency: "Stalmaster is Appointed Judge in Nebraska Court", April 17, 1928
^ abcdLittleton, Cynthia (February 12, 2021). "Lynn Stalmaster, Legendary Casting Director, Dies at 93". Variety. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^ abcdeBarnes, Mike (February 12, 2021). "Lynn Stalmaster, Legendary Casting Director, Dies at 93". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
^"Lynn Stalmaster, Pioneering Casting Director, Now in Spotlight at 86". The Hollywood Reporter. April 13, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^"Academy Announces Jackie Chan, Anne Coates, Lynn Stalmaster, and Frederick Wiseman will receive 2016 Governors Awards". oscar.go.com. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^"Lynn Stalmaster to accept first Academy Award for casting". The Seattle Times. November 10, 2016. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^O'Falt, Chris (November 9, 2016). "Casting Directors and the Academy: Why Lynn Stalmaster's Honorary Oscar Matters". IndieWire. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^Hipes, Patrick (November 30, 2016). "Annette Bening To Receive Career Achievement Artios Award". Deadline. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^Pedersen, Erik (December 3, 2018). "Artios Awards Career Honors To Laura Dern, Tina Fey & Others". Deadline. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^Hipes, Patrick (December 12, 2019). "Artios Awards To Honor Geena Davis, Audra McDonald & More". Deadline. Retrieved May 31, 2020.
^"Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on November 5, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^"Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) – Credits". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^Horton, Andrew (August 31, 2010). The Films of George Roy Hill, rev. ed. McFarland. p. 191. ISBN 9780786446841.
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