Nessa Hyams Dies: Pathbreaking Casting Director Of ‘The Exorcist’ & ‘Blazing Saddles’, Director Of ‘Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman’ Was 84

Nessa Hyams Dies: Pathbreaking Casting Director Of ‘The Exorcist’ & ‘Blazing Saddles’, Director Of ‘Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman’ Was 84

Nessa Hyams, a groundbreaking casting director of the New Hollywood whose work on such 1970s masterpieces as Peter Bogdanovich’s screwball comedy What’s Up, Doc?, William Friedkin’s The Exorcist and Mel Brooks’ Blazing Saddles, died January 9 at her home in Manhattan. She was 84. Her death was announced by family. A cause was not specified. […]