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Lynn Stalmaster, Legendary Casting Director, Dies at 93

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Lynn Stalmaster, the canny casting director who pushed relative unknowns Dustin Hoffman for The Graduate, Christopher Reeve for Superman and John Travolta for Welcome Back, Kotter, has died.

He was 93. Stalmaster, who at the Governors Awards in November 2016 became the first casting director in history to receive an Academy Award, died Friday morning at his home in Los Angeles, Laura Adler of the Casting Society of America told The Hollywood Reporter. "A pioneer of our craft, Lynn was a trailblazer with over half a century of world-class film and television casting credits," CSA co-presidents Russell Boast and Rich Mento said in a statement. "He was a friend and mentor to many of us. … Thank you, Lynn, for showing us the way." After he.

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