- TitleThe Casting Company records, 1980 - 2007 (inclusive)
- Collector
- Date(s)1980 - 2007 (inclusive)
1985 - 2000 (bulk) - Related names
- Description
47 linear ft. of papers
Not arranged in series.
- Summary
The collection consists primarily of casting notebooks and scripts for both produced and unproduced films for which Jane Jenkins and Janet Hirshenson served as the casting directors.
- BiographyJane Jenkins and Janet Hirshenson formed The Casting Company in 1981, after working together as casting directors at Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope Studios in Hollywood. They have since cast more than 100 feature films, including APOLLO 13, A BEAUTIFUL MIND, BEETLEJUICE, THE DA VINCI CODE, A FEW GOOD MEN, GHOST, HOME ALONE, JURASSIC PARK, HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE, SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE, STAND BY ME, and WHEN HARRY MET SALLY.
- Subjects
- Acquisitions InformationGift of The Casting Company (Jane Jenkins and Janet Hirshenson), 2012-2014
- Preferred citationThe Casting Company casting records, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- DepartmentLibrary
- 1715
- AvailabilityFor information on the contents and availability of this collection please contact the Reference and Public Services department at ref@oscars.org.
- Moving Image Items
- Library Holdings
