[NEohioPAL]Cleveland Public Library: Casting

[Donald Boozer]

Casting decisions can make or break a career or a
production. This week's posting from the Literature
Department at Cleveland Public Library highlights
books on casting. The Literature Department is
located on the second floor of the Main Library, downtown
Cleveland, at East Sixth Street and Superior Avenue.
Click on the link provided to access the library=92s catalog
to reserve any of these titles.
For more information, visit our location, call 216-623-2881,
or email us at =93literature <at> cpl.org.=94


Casting Might-Have-Beens: A Film by Film Directory.
Eila Mell.
McFarland, 2005.
(PN1995.9.C34 M46 2005)
http://www.cpl.org/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?isbn=3D0786420170
"This reference work lists hundreds of stories of actors who
didn't get cast or who turned down certain parts. Each entry,
organized alphabetically by film title, gives the character and
actor cast, a list of other actors considered for that role, and the
details of the casting decision." -- from the back cover


How They Cast It: An Insider's Look
     at Film and Television Casting.
Rob Kendt.
(PN1995.9.C34 K46 2005)
http://www.cpl.org/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?isbn=3D1580650619
(Link includes summary and table of contents)
"Breakdown Services is proud to present an insider's look at how the=
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biggest films and TV shows matched their actors with the roles they
went on to make famous -- and in some cases, even created into=20
cultural icons." -- from back cover.

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Donald Boozer, Literature Department
Cleveland Public Library
325 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44114
donald.boozer at cpl.org
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