Marion Caroline Dougherty was an American casting director.
11 Facts About Marion Dougherty
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Marion Dougherty is known for casting films such as The World of Henry Orient, Midnight Cowboy, Me, Natalie, Panic in Needle Park, Grease, Urban Cowboy, The World According to Garp, and Batman.
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Marion Dougherty is the primary subject of Casting By, a 2012 documentary, combining over 230 interviews, extensive archival footage, animated stills and documents to tell her untold tale.
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Marion Dougherty attended Penn State University, where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta.
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Marion Dougherty then moved to New York City, just as live television was becoming mainstream.
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Marion Dougherty was making window displays at Bergdorf Goodman when a fellow Penn State alum, who had been recently hired into the casting department at Kraft Television Theatre, hired her as an assistant.
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In 1963 Marion Dougherty established her own casting company in New York, where she began casting local talent out of the theaters.
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Marion Dougherty became notable for her casting decisions, choosing to cast based on their acting abilities, as opposed to type casting based on appearance.
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Out of her brownstone, Marion Dougherty worked on many Hollywood films, including The World of Henry Orient, Hawaii, and Midnight Cowboy.
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In 1972 with the release of Slaughterhouse-Five, Marion Dougherty made history as being one of the first casting directors to receive an entire title card to list their credit.
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From 1979 to 1999, Marion Dougherty worked at Warner Brothers as the Vice President of casting.