Ellen Lewis casting notebooks
Special Collections
Margaret Herrick Library
© 2014
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
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Ellen Lewis casting notebooks, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and
Sciences.
Gift of Ellen Lewis, 2007
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.
Lewis, Ellen--Archives.
casting directors