Michael Shurtleff
Michael Shurtleff, born as Charles Gordon Shurtleff, (born July 3, 1920 in Oak Park, Illinois , † January 28, 2007 in Los Angeles ) was an American writer and casting director for the film and on New York's Broadway .
Life
Shurtleff attended Lawrence College in Appleton, Wisconsin . He then studied at Yale University . He then went to New York, where he changed his first name to Michael. Here Shurtleff worked as a production assistant for Jed Harris , who directed Sartre's drama The Dirty Hands .
For the theater producer David Merrick (1911-2000) Shurtleff worked as a casting director. In the course of his activities he discovered and promoted the actors Elliott Gould , Barbra Streisand , Gene Hackman , Dustin Hoffman , Bette Midler and Jerry Orbach . For Bob Fosse , Shurtleff was involved in the world premieres of the musical Pippin (1972) and Chicago . He worked for Andrew Lloyd Webber on the musical Jesus Christ Superstar .
In 1962 Michael Shurtleff founded his own casting company under the name Casting Consultants . Robert Duvall and Alvin Ailey played the leading roles in the play Call Me By My Rightful , which he wrote.
Publications
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Audition. Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part. Walker, New York 1978.
- German edition: Successful audition. From the American by Petra Schreyer. With an introduction by Keith Johnstone and a foreword by Bob Fosse. Alexander Verlag , Berlin 1999. (5th edition. 2009, ISBN 978-3-89581-044-2 )
Filmography (selection)
- 1963: East Side / West Side (TV series)
- 1963: All the Way Home
- 1972: 1776 - Rebellion and Love (1776)
- 1973: Jesus Christ Superstar
Web links
- Michael Shurtleff in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- 12 guideposts. Based on Michael Shurtleff's audition. Acting Studio Chicago, accessed March 15, 2012 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Michael Shurtleff: Successful audition - audition. Alexander Verlag, Berlin 2009, p. 295.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shurtleff, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shurtleff, Charles Gordon (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American casting director and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd July 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oak Park (Illinois) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 28, 2007 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |