Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Ruth Burch , legendary Casting Director for Hal Roach, David O. Selznick, Desilu. This video provides, most likely the most known about her and her career. Finding material on her is rare. She lived to be 99 years of age, If you have watched television in the USA during the golden years through the 1960's you will have seen her credited to many many television shows, most of the popular ones during that time. Some included are The Andy Griffith Show, Gomer Pyle USMC, Make Room For Daddy, Mary Tyler Moore Show, I Spy, and the list goes on and on! She was the only female casting director of her time for many years.
#castingdirector #desilu #screentest #audition #audition #filmmaker #television #classictv #classictvshows #gomerpyle #andygriffithshow #hollywoodstudios #hollywood
00:00 - 00:38 Intro
00:39 - 01:10 Marc Wannamaker's comment
01:11 - 02:08 Ruth Burch was...
02:09 - 02:49 My discover of Ruth
02:50 - 03:10 Discover of her Obituary
03:11 - 04:36 "Gold Nuget" of information found
04:37 - 07:53 Ruth Burch Legacy
07:54 - 09:25 Casting popular shows
09:26 - 10:40 TV Guide remembered
10:41 - 10:55 If you have information, let me know
10:56 - 11:44 My Memorial for Ruth/Findagrave
Ruth Burch , legendary Casting Director for Hal Roach, David O. Selznick, Desilu. This video provides, most likely the most known about her and her career. Finding material on her is rare. She lived to be 99 years of age, If you have watched television in the USA during the golden years through the 1960's you will have seen her credited to many many television shows, most of the popular ones during that time. Some included are The Andy Griffith Show, Gomer Pyle USMC, Make Room For Daddy, Mary Tyler Moore Show, I Spy, and the list goes on and on! She was the only female casting director of her time for many years.
#castingdirector #desilu #screentest #audition #audition #filmmaker #television #classictv #classictvshows #gomerpyle #andygriffithshow #hollywoodstudios #hollywood
00:00 - 00:38 Intro
00:39 - 01:10 Marc Wannamaker's comment
01:11 - 02:08 Ruth Burch was...
02:09 - 02:49 My discover of Ruth
02:50 - 03:10 Discover of her Obituary
03:11 - 04:36 "Gold Nuget" of information found
04:37 - 07:53 Ruth Burch Legacy
07:54 - 09:25 Casting popular shows
09:26 - 10:40 TV Guide remembered
10:41 - 10:55 If you have information, let me know
10:56 - 11:44 My Memorial for Ruth/Findagrave
