- Dustin Hoffman, The Graduate, 1967. Peggy Lipton’s brother (and thereby, Quincy Jones’ bro-in-law) knocked off more than 60 screen roles (TV in the main) during 1965-2008. But he never made the big time. First, he lost Ben Braddock to Hoffman and then…
- Rex Reed, Myra Breckinridge, 1969. Idem for Myron who transgenders into Myra in the absolutely awful film of Gore Vidal’s scandalous satire, totally ruined by a UK pop singer turned director (Joanna). He would work (maybe) after spending up to seven hours…. thinking! He chose film critic Rex Reed for Myron, while poor Raquel Welch was up to the challenge of playing both roles. Hearing that Sarne was reduced to being a pizzeria waiter, Vidal said it proved ” that God exists and there is such a thing as Divine Symmetry.”
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