Private Eyeeditor Ian Hislop welcomed guests.
Casarottos client list was extensive.
It included Hornby, J.G.
Jenne Casarotto and Nick HornbyCasarotto Ramsay & Associates/Parisatag ‘Tag’ Hizadeh
Ballard, John Crowley, the Dahl Estate, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sir.
Look closely at the words in the frame, hand-stitched gift from her then soon-to-be daughter-in-law, Bree.
Hornby captures that essence in his tribute, which we publish below.
Nick HornbyParisatag ‘Tag’ Hizadeh
I have met many film agents, and they are all smart and thoughtful.
But usually you cannot draw on your family to explain how they came into being.
Jennes familiarity was immensely reassuring to all of us who worked with her.
Its a difficult, uncertain world, and she was a beacon of optimism and a kind of pragmatism.
It didnt matter to her whether she understood the artistic impulses of her clients.
She just wanted to help realise them.
This, too, is an unusual quality in a sphere so nervous about budgets and predictability.
She knew about football and Formula 1, the 1960s and the theatre, parenthood and precedents.
The eclecticism was typical of her generation, but her particular combination was unique and sadly irreplaceable.
