Biography
Maxwell Arnow (February 25, 1902 in New York City β June 6, 1984 in Beverly Hills) was an American casting director. He was known for his discoveries of future film stars Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn.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 by Warner 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 for David O. Selznick and was the casting director for Gone with the Wind and other films. Arnow took also an important role in the "Searching for Scarlett" for the casting of Gone with the Wind. He joined Columbia Pictures in 1942 and remained there until 1956. Then he joined the new company formed by Harold Hecht and Burt Lancaster. He developed diabetes in his later years and lost his eyesight as a result.
Other film stars he worked with included Kay Francis, Miriam Hopkins, Helen Hayes, Ruth Chatterton, Ronald Reagan, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, Ernest Borgnine, Shelley Winters, Robert Vaughn, Mary Maguire and Tab Hunter.
Filmography
all 41
Movies 41
Director 37
From Here to Eternity (1953)
The Fighting Marines (1935)
Sweet Music (1935)
Devil Dogs of the Air (1935)
Red Hot Tires (1935)
The White Cockatoo (1935)
The Right to Live (1935)
Bordertown (1935)
Sweet Adeline (1934)
The Secret Bride (1934)
Side Streets (1934)
He Was Her Man (1934)
The Key (1934)
Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934)
Smarty (1934)
Upperworld (1934)
A Very Honorable Guy (1934)
Merry Wives of Reno (1934)
I've Got Your Number (1934)
Fashions of 1934 (1934)
Dark Hazard (1934)
Massacre (1934)
The Big Shakedown (1934)
The House on 56th Street (1933)
Convention City (1933)
Lady Killer (1933)
The World Changes (1933)
Havana Widows (1933)
From Headquarters (1933)
Female (1933)
College Coach (1933)
The Kennel Murder Case (1933)
Ever in My Heart (1933)
Footlight Parade (1933)
Wild Boys of the Road (1933)
I Loved a Woman (1933)
Bureau of Missing Persons (1933)
Baby Face (1933)
Picture Snatcher (1933)
Elmer, the Great (1933)
The Keyhole (1933)
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GenderMale
Birthday1902-02-25
Deathday1984-06-06 (82 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsMax Arnow
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