Apparently Gene Hackman almost got the role. I never liked the Brady Bunch but Hackman is one of my favorite actors.
I still wonder how Mrs. Hunter could simply barge into Roddenberry's office with her demands. According to what I read, he was not part of Business Affairs. He did work closely with Solow, when trying to get the original series up and running. And, according to Solow, he was with Roddenberry when Mrs. Hunter came into the filming area to watch the pilot. So I suppose he could have come into contact with her that way. But Solow's account differs from Katz's so maybe Roddenberry wasn't present. Maybe she stormed into his office with her demands and he's the one who referred her to Business Affairs for renegotiation. He acts like he her storming sessions occurred on a regular basis, but that doesn't make sense either.
We do know Roddenberry apparently had clout. He's been accused of raping Grace Lee Whitney and then having her fired to cover up his indiscretion. While I'm skeptical of him being involved in the rape, I do believe, like you, that if he wanted someone fired, it could happen.
Was it really that boring that all of these people would become involved in the Jeffrey Hunter incident?
I still wonder how Mrs. Hunter could simply barge into Roddenberry's office with her demands. According to what I read, he was not part of Business Affairs. He did work closely with Solow, when trying to get the original series up and running. And, according to Solow, he was with Roddenberry when Mrs. Hunter came into the filming area to watch the pilot. So I suppose he could have come into contact with her that way. But Solow's account differs from Katz's so maybe Roddenberry wasn't present. Maybe she stormed into his office with her demands and he's the one who referred her to Business Affairs for renegotiation. He acts like he her storming sessions occurred on a regular basis, but that doesn't make sense either.
We do know Roddenberry apparently had clout. He's been accused of raping Grace Lee Whitney and then having her fired to cover up his indiscretion. While I'm skeptical of him being involved in the rape, I do believe, like you, that if he wanted someone fired, it could happen.
Was it really that boring that all of these people would become involved in the Jeffrey Hunter incident?
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