Ileen maisel mary selway biography
Mary Selway, 68; Casting Agent on ‘Gosford Park,’ Other Hit ......
Ileen maisel mary selway biography
Mary Selway
English casting director
Mary Selway | |
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Mary Selway with British Academy Award (2001) | |
| Born | 14 March 1936 Norwich, England |
| Died | 21 April 2004(2004-04-21) (aged 68) London, England |
| Occupation | Casting director |
| Children | 2 |
Mary Selway (14 March 1936 – 21 April 2004)[1] was an English casting director.
Life
Selway was born in Norwich in 1936, daughter of a cinema manager and impresario.[2] At the age of 13 she enrolled at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London to study acting.[3] By 19 she had decided not to become an actress, and went to work as a production assistant at ITV before starting to work in casting, first under Miriam Brickman and then, from 1969, under Lindsay Anderson at the Royal Court Theatre in London.[4] By the age of 34 she had started casting films, which she continued for the rest of her life.
Career
Selway worked with a number of renowned directors over