Marion Dougherty is also the primary subject of Casting By, a 2012 documentary, combining over 230 interviews, extensive archival footage, animated stills and documents to tell her untold tale.
[2] In 1991, many prominent filmmakers and actors, including Clint Eastwood, Woody Allen and Al Pacino, attempted to convince the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to grant an honorary award to Dougherty.
While working on this show and another, Route 66,[7] Marion was able to feature many notable guest stars such as Tina Louise,[8] Michael Parks,[9] Jean Stapleton,[10] Jessica Walter,[11] William Shatner,[12] Joan Crawford,[13] Christopher Walken,[14] Gene Hackman,[15] Martin Sheen,[16] and Robert Duvall.
[2] In 1972 with the release of Slaughterhouse-Five, Dougherty made history as being one of the first casting directors to receive an entire title card to list their credit.
[18] Other notable actors that Dougherty gave their first film credit to include Glenn Close in The World According to Garp,[19] Bette Midler in Hawaii,[20] and Al Pacino in Me, Natalie.