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  "id": 3821455,
  "title": "Andrea Eastman, ‘The Godfather’ Casting Director and Former Hollywood Agent, Dies at 86",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/andrea-eastman-the-godfather-casting-director-and-former-hollywood",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T21:29:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/biz/news/andrea-eastman-dead-godfather-1236845555/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Andrea Eastman, the casting director for “The Godfather” and former Hollywood agent, died on Wednesday at her home in Santa Barbara. She was 86. Entering the film industry at a time when it was dominated by men, Eastman became one of Hollywood’s first female “superagents,” rising to senior vice president at International Creative Management and […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Andrea Eastman, Casting Director on ‘The Godfather’ and Former ICM Agent, Dies at 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/andrea-eastman-casting-director-on-the-godfather-and-former-icm-agent",
        "published": "2026-08-27T19:15:48.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Andrea Eastman Dies: ‘Godfather’ Casting Director & Longtime Agent At ICM Was 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/andrea-eastman-dies-godfather-casting-director-longtime-agent-at-icm",
        "published": "2026-08-27T22:43:56.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TheWrap",
        "title": "Andrea Eastman, ‘The Godfather’ Casting Director and Pioneering ICM Agent, Dies at 86",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/andrea-eastman-the-godfather-casting-director-and-pioneering-icm",
        "published": "2026-08-28T00:20:40.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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