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Roles turned down by Susan Hayward:
Columbia pictures wanted Susan to play the title role but at the last minute replaced her.
Actor who got the part: Paulette Goddard
In the early planning stages, Hayward was considered for the lead role of Simone.
Actor who got the part: Shirley MacLaine
Was the first choice to play Cleopatra.
Actor who got the part: Elizabeth Taylor
Hayward was considered for the female lead.
Actor who got the part: Merle Oberon
Hayward was one of several actresses 20th Century Fox considered for the title role.
Actor who got the part: Jean Simmons
As a Paramount contract player at the time, Susan Hayward was considered for the part of Lola Dietrichson.
Actor who got the part: Jean Heather
Hayward was tested for the part of Maria.
Actor who got the part: Ingrid Bergman
The fiery redhead tested for the role of "Scarlett O'Hara."
Actor who got the part: Vivien Leigh
Susan Hayward was considered to play Helen Morgan in this biopic.
Actor who got the part: Ann Blyth
Under contract to Paramount, they pencilled in Hayward for the part of Claire opposite Fred MacMurray but by the time they got around to filming, Hayward had left the studio.
Actor who got the part: Helen Walker
Hayward was supposed to have played Sophie in The Razor's Edge but she wanted to take some time off after the birth of her twins.
Actor who got the part: Anne Baxter
Hayward was held up on another film and unable to make this hit thriller.
Actor who got the part: Linda Darnell
Hayward was one of several names bandied about for the part of Nellie Forbush.
Actor who got the part: Mitzi Gaynor
20th Century Fox put Hayward on suspension when she refused to do this film.
Actor who got the part: Ann Sheridan
Did you know that Susan Hayward was not the only choice for these movies? (click to learn more)
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Susan Hayward
