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Reuben Cannon (born February 11, 1946 [1]) is an American film producer and casting director. Cannon was the first black casting director in Hollywood; he was the head of television casting for Warner Brothers from 1977 to 1978, and started his own casting agency
Casting Director: The Color Purple. Reuben Cannon was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1946. He attended Southeast City College. Cannon worked at Universal Studios from 1970 to 1978, eventually becoming a casting director. He also was the head of television casting for Warner Brothers from 1977 to 1978.
- February 11, 1946
Casting Director: The Color Purple. Reuben Cannon was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1946. He attended Southeast City College. Cannon worked at Universal Studios from 1970 to 1978, eventually becoming a casting director. He also was the head of television casting for Warner Brothers from 1977 to 1978.
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- February 11, 1946
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Jul 14, 2023 · In the latest season of The Academy Museum Podcast, Cannon spoke with host (and Academy Museum director and president) Jacqueline Stewart about getting his start in casting, what it was like to...
- Began Working at Age Eight
- Went from Mail Clerk to Casting Director
- Founded Successful Casting Agency
- Found Success in Film Production
- Began Black Independent Film Movement
Reuben Cannon was born on February 11, 1946, in Chicago, Illinois. Until he was eight, he lived in a two-story duplex with his three siblings and his parents. Then his father died. "I remember my mother saying to me, 'Junior, you have to be the man of the house now,'" Cannon told CBB. "To me, the man of the house meant work, so I went to work." He ...
In November of 1971 Cannon had an interview with Universal Studios. Though he was told there were no jobs, he applied his job-landing theory and proceeded to stake out the studio's employment office everyday until December 31st. "And finally the theory worked," Cannon told CBB. "Some guys didn't want to work New Year's Eve so I got a temporary job ...
At Universal, "Ironside was the first show I cast on my own," he told CBB. Cannon also worked on The Rockford Files and Beretta. In 1978 he left Universal to become head of television casting at Warner Brothers. His first big job there was to cast Roots II: The Next Generation, the sequel to the groundbreaking 1977 miniseries. "It was my first mini...
In 1986 Cannon turned his talents to producing when he was hired to co-produce the television series, Amen. In 1989 he produced the mini-series The Women of Brewster Place. It spawned a television show of the same name, which Cannon also produced. The series, shot in Chicago, gave Cannon the opportunity to work back in his hometown for the first ti...
The financing of Get on the Bus launched a new era for Cannon. "It was always my intention to use the movie to inspire young brothers and sisters to take responsibility for making their own films," Cannon told Black Enterprise. Traditional Hollywood funding has been based on profit potential, a model that often left black films unmade. "There are a...
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