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Dianne Crittenden, Casting Director on ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Pretty Woman,’ Dies at 82
Dianne Crittenden, casting director of "Star Wars: A New Hope," "Days of Heaven" and "Pretty Woman," died March 19. She was 82.
Dianne Crittenden, casting director on some of the most notable features of the 1970s and ’80s including “ Star Wars: Episode IV — A New Hope,” “Days of Heaven” and “Pretty Woman,” died March 19. God,” “Howard the Duck,” “Wise Guys” and “Spiderman 2.” She was nominated for a CSA Artios award for “Witness.” She worked with some of the industry’s most prominent directors, such as Ridley Scott, Peter Bogdanovich, Wes Craven, George Romero and Brian De Palma. In a 2010 featurette included in the Criterion Collection release, Crittenden spoke about her experiences working with Terrence Malick, or “Terry” as she calls him, on his WWII drama “The Thin Red Line.”
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