Descriptive Summary
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Biography
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Ellen Lewis casting notebooks
Date (inclusive): 1980-2004
Date (bulk): 1990s
Collection number: 1369
Creator:
Lewis, Ellen
Extent:
3 linear feet of papers.
Repository:
Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Languages:
English
Important Information for Users of the Collection
Access
Available by appointment only.
Publication rights
Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are
responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies
or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.
Preferred Citation
Ellen Lewis casting notebooks, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Ellen Lewis, 2007
Biography
Ellen Lewis is a New York-based casting director active in film since the mid-1980s. She began her
career after being introduced to casting director Juliet Taylor. Lewis has worked with director Martin
Scorsese on more than a dozen films.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
The Ellen Lewis casting notebooks span the years 1980-2004 (bulk 1990s) and encompass 3 linear feet.
The notebooks contain casting materials for a dozen feature films cast by Lewis and directed by Penny
Marshall, Mike Nichols, Sydney Pollack, and others and include availability lists, cast lists, character
breakdowns, schedules, and other related production material. Films directed by Martin Scorsese are not
represented.
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files.
Indexing Terms
Lewis, Ellen--Archives.
casting directors