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 Who was considered for Bus Stop?

Dorothy Dandridge
Dorothy wanted to play Cherie in a movie version of the successfull stage play "the Wrong Kind of Girl" which later was made with Marilyn Monroe as BUS STOP.
Actor who got the part: Marilyn Monroe

Fess Parker
The producers of "Bus Stop" wanted Fess Parker for the role of the young cowboy; Walt Disney, who owned Parker's contract, declined to loan the actor out.
Actor who got the part: Don Murray

Kim Stanley
Kim had originated the role of chanteuse Cherie on Broadway in 1954, but was overlooked for the film. Ironically Stanley would play a character based on Monroe in the 1958 film the Goddess.
Actor who got the part: Marilyn Monroe



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