Cis Corman
Cis Corman | |
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Born | Eleanor Tobe Cohen May 12, 1926 Chelsea, Massachusetts |
Died | April 27, 2020 New York City | (aged 93)
Occupation(s) | Casting director, film producer |
Children | Richard Corman (photographer) |
Relatives | Cid Corman (brother-in-law) |
Cis Corman (May 12, 1926 – April 27, 2020), born Eleanor Tobe Cohen, was an American casting director and film producer. She worked closely with Barbra Streisand and Martin Scorsese during her long career.
Early life
Eleanor Tobe Cohen was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts and raised in Brookline, Massachusetts, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. Cohen. Her family was Jewish. She graduated from Green Mountain College.[1]
Career
Corman was a mother of four, taking an acting class, when she met and encouraged a teenaged fellow student, Barbra Streisand.
Corman was also casting director on other films, including Death Wish (1974), The Deer Hunter (1978), The Eyes of Laura Mars (1978), Raging Bull (1980), Heaven's Gate (1980), The King of Comedy (1982),[10] Once Upon a Time in America (1984), and The Last Temptation of Christ (1988).[8]
Corman won a
Personal life
Eleanor Tobe Cohen married Harvey Harold Corman, a psychiatrist,[13] in 1946. They had four children, including photographer Richard Corman. Her husband died in 2001. She died in 2020, aged 93, at her home in New York City.[8] Her brother-in-law was poet and translator Cid Corman.[14]
References
- ^ "Marriage Is Announced". The Boston Globe. 1946-08-04. p. 95. Retrieved 2020-12-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tapp, Tom (2020-04-30). "Veteran Casting Director Cis Corman Remembered By "Best Friend" Barbra Streisand". Deadline. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ISBN 978-1-63076-129-5.
- ^ Shafer, Ellise (2020-04-30). "Cis Corman, Barbra Streisand Collaborator and Veteran Casting Director, Dies at 93". Variety. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ King, Susan (1995-02-06). "Show Tells Fired Lesbian Officer's Life". Florida Today. p. 23. Retrieved 2020-12-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bobbin, Jay (1997-10-05). "An Honorable Risk". The Times. p. 115. Retrieved 2020-12-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ King, Susan (1998-05-03). "Rep. McCarthy Goes to Hollywood". The Los Angeles Times. p. 484. Retrieved 2020-12-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c Barnes, Mike (April 29, 2020). "Cis Corman, Casting Director on 'Death Wish,' 'Raging Bull' and 'The Deer Hunter,' Dies at 93". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ Elber, Lynn (2000-05-30). "AMC Featuring Pioneer Women Filmmakers". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. p. 22. Retrieved 2020-12-21 – via Newspapers.com.
- ISBN 978-1-5107-0945-4.
- ^ "Cis Corman". Television Academy. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ^ "Cis Corman". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved 2020-12-21.
- ISBN 978-0-547-90586-0.
- ^ "Obituary for Abraham CORMAN". The Boston Globe. 1968-12-23. p. 33. Retrieved 2020-12-22 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Cis Corman at IMDb
- Cis Corman at the Internet Broadway Database
- Peabody Award Acceptance Speech, 1995, by Cis Corman, Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, on YouTube.