Maxwell Arnow (February 25, 1902 in New York City – June 6, 1984 inBeverly Hills) was an Americancasting director. He was known for his discoveries of future film starsHumphrey Bogart andKatharine Hepburn.[citation needed]
Maxwell Arnow was born in New York City on November 25, 1902, the son of Jacob and Pauline Cohen Arnowitz. He married Henrietta Schnall in 1929 in New York. In 1932, he moved his family to California and was hired byWarner Bros., becoming one of the youngest casting directors in Hollywood at the time. While at Warner, he auditioned an Illinois sportscaster known as Dutch Reagan. After offering him a contract, Max insisted that Reagan use his given first name Ronald.
After leaving Warner Bros. in 1938, he worked forDavid O. Selznick and was the casting director forGone with the Wind and other films. Arnow took also an important role in the "Searching for Scarlett" for the casting ofGone with the Wind.[1] He joinedColumbia Pictures in 1942 and remained there until 1956. Then he joined the new company formed by Harold Hecht andBurt Lancaster. He developed diabetes in his later years and lost his eyesight as a result.
Other film stars he worked with includedKay Francis,Miriam Hopkins,Helen Hayes,Ruth Chatterton,Ronald Reagan,Kim Novak,Jack Lemmon,Ernest Borgnine,[2]Shelley Winters,Robert Vaughn,Mary Maguire[3] andTab Hunter.
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