Joyce Gloria Selznick (February 12, 1925 – September 17, 1981) was an American talent agent, casting director, and screenwriter.
Her career spanned three decades and began with her discovery of a New York truck driver named Bernie Schwartz whom she developed into a matinee idol and future actor Tony Curtis.
She had based her decision on "the revival of interest in [her] book by a studio," adding:[6][7] "All I can tell you about the story is that it is a deep novel and very original.
"During the late 1940s, she discovered New York truck driver Bernie Schwartz, who later became known as actor Tony Curtis.
She discovered nineteen-year-old James Darren, recognizing his talent when he contacted her based on the recommendation of a photographer's secretary, Yvonne Bouvier, in 1959.
I'd been studying with her for a couple of years...[Yvonne Bouvier] set up a meeting between me and Joyce Selznick, who worked for Screen Gems.
While working as the eastern talent scout for Colpix Records, a division of Columbia Pictures in 1959, she signed the emerging pianist/singer Nina Simone.