Marion Dougherty
Production·February 9, 1923·† December 4, 2011 — 88 years old·Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
Marion Dougherty (February 9, 1923 – December 4, 2011) was an American casting director, credited with revolutionizing the role from a clerical task to a creative artform. Known as a pioneer of "independent" casting, she famously championed actors based on their unique character and talent rather than conventional "types" or studio contracts.
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2012Casting BySelf2008Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark KnightSelf1999Three to TangoCasting1999PaybackCasting1998Lethal Weapon 4Casting1997Conspiracy TheoryCasting1997One Eight SevenCasting1997Anna KareninaCasting1997RosewoodCasting1995AssassinsCasting1995The Amazing Panda AdventureCasting Director1995Something to Talk AboutCasting1995BraveheartThanks1994Love AffairCasting1994MaverickCasting1994With HonorsCasting1993The Man Without a FaceCasting1993Falling DownCasting1992Forever YoungCasting1992Batman ReturnsCasting1992Lethal Weapon 3Casting1991The Last Boy ScoutCasting1991DogfightCasting1991Doc HollywoodCasting1991If Looks Could KillCasting1991Guilty by SuspicionCasting1991Nothing but TroubleCasting1990Memphis BelleCasting1990Gremlins 2: The New BatchCasting1990Joe Versus the VolcanoCasting1989Lethal Weapon 2Casting1989BatmanCasting1988Clean and SoberCasting1988Funny FarmCasting1987NutsCasting1987The Lost BoysCasting1987Full Metal JacketCasting1987Lethal WeaponCasting1986WildcatsCasting1985Spies Like UsCasting1985National Lampoon's European VacationCasting1985LadyhawkeCasting1984The Killing FieldsCasting1983The Man with Two BrainsCasting1982The World According to GarpCasting1982FirefoxCasting1981RedsCasting1981Honky Tonk FreewayCasting1980Urban CowboyCasting1979French PostcardsCasting1979Escape from AlcatrazCasting1979A Little RomanceCasting1978The One and OnlyCasting1977Looking for Mr. GoodbarCasting1977Citizens BandCasting1976MastermindCasting1975SmileExecutive Producer1975The Day of the LocustCasting1974LennyCasting1974For Pete's SakeCasting1973The Paper ChaseCasting1973The Last American HeroCasting1973Lady IceCasting1973The Friends of Eddie CoyleCasting1972Across 110th StreetCasting1972Slaughterhouse-FiveCasting1971J.T.Casting1971The HospitalCasting1971Made For Each OtherCasting Director1971DocCasting1971My Old Man's PlaceCasting1971Willy Wonka & the Chocolate FactoryCasting1971The Anderson TapesCasting1971A New LeafCasting1970The Magic Garden of Stanley SweetheartCasting1969Dead of Night: A Darkness at BlaisedonCasting1969Me, NatalieCasting1968The Night They Raided Minsky'sCasting1968The Heart Is a Lonely HunterCasting1966HawaiiCasting1964The World of Henry OrientCasting