death_place death_date birth_place birth_date spouse article_title name
hollywood , florida , u.s. january 19 , 2012 somerville , massachusetts , u.s. december 21 , 1926 jack mcdermott beverly mcdermott
 beverly mcdermott
beverly mcdermott

beverly mcdermott , c.s.a. -lrb- december 21 , 1926 -- january 19 , 2012 -rrb- was an american casting director whose career spanned more than forty years .
her 250 film and television credits included `` lenny '' , `` cocoon '' , `` scarface '' , '' '' , and `` airport 77 '' .
working from south florida -lrb- rather than california -rrb- , she became one of the state 's highest profile casting directors .
mcdermott was the first floridian casting director to join the casting society of america .
in addition to her film credits , mcdermott cast for television series which filmed in florida , including `` miami vice '' from 1966 to 1970 and `` the jackie gleason show '' , which was taped in miami for five years .
mcdermott performed as a champion horse rider , performing alongside some of the best known names of the time , including arthur godfrey , roy rogers , and dale evans .
mcdermott also worked in industry organizations and music as well .
she served separately as the vice president of women in motion pictures and the academy of motion picture arts and sciences .
mcdermott and her husband , jack mcdermott , have been credited with discovering freddy cannon , a singer popular during the 1960s whose hits included `` tallahassee lassie '' in 1959 .
the couple produced the comeback performance of family friend connie francis , which was held in 1989 at the diplomat hotel in hollywood , florida .
she had a close , working relationship with actor burt reynolds .
she cast for reynolds ' 1985 film , `` stick '' .
mcdermott also cast for reynolds ' short-lived television series , `` b.l. stryker '' , which aired on abc from 1989 to 1990 .
the series was filmed in palm beach , florida .
mcdermott , a resident of hollywood , florida , died at hospice in hollywood on january 19 , 2012 , at the age of 83 .
she was survived by her husband , jack mcdermott ; daughter , cheryl ; son , richard ; and two siblings , paul sayers and eileen crowley .
