Reel-Important People is a monthly column that highlights those individuals in or related to the movies who have left us in recent weeks. Below you'll find names big and small and from all areas of the industry, though each was significant to the movies in his or her own way. Fran Bascom (1927-2013) - Casting director for television and film, including the 2012 Hank Williams biopic The Last Ride and 2010's The Genesis Code. She died on June 2. (Deadline) James Gandolfini (1961-2013) - Actor best known for playing Tony Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos. He also memorably appears in the films Killing Them Softly, The Man Who Wasn't There, True Romance, In the Loop (see below), Welcome to the Rileys, The Mexican and many more. He also voiced the character Carol...
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- 6/28/2013
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Fran Bascom, the veteran casting director whose credits include "Days of Our Lives," "Designing Women" and "Evening Shade," died Sunday, her sister Lisa Green told TheWrap on Monday. Bascom's age was unknown. Also read: Notable Celebrity Deaths of 2013 According to Green, Bascom had not been ill, but had felt under the weather for the past couple of weeks. However, she began to feel ill on Sunday, and was transported to Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, Calif. Bascom's cause of death has not yet been determined. Bascom also served as casting director...
- 6/4/2013
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Veteran casting director Fran Bascom passed away on Sunday. She had been feeling poorly of late but was still very energetic until she became ill last night and was taken to Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, CA, where she died. Bascom, who had her own casting agency, Fran Bascom Casting, cast such popular shows as Lou Grant, Designing Women, Evening Shade, Hearts Afire and soap Days Of Our Lives. According to IMDb, her most recent job was on last year’s Hank Williams biopic The Last Ride starring Henry Thomas and Kaley Cuoco. Her Casting Society of America bio noted that her passion was theatre, and she volunteered her casting expertise at various small theaters in La where she was always on the lookout for new talent.
- 6/3/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
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