Doris Day as Mrs. Robinson?
Apparently, Day was offered the role of Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate, but turned it down because it wasn't consistent with her image:
From Kathleen Parker of the WaPo:
Today, Day’s characters would be laughable to world-weary children trapped in a sexualized culture. But I can testify that watching grown-ups crawl into twin beds wearing pajamas brings no harm to the underaged. I’m grateful for the innocence that society then permitted its younger generation, and to actors such as
Day, who declined roles, including Mrs. Robinson in “The Graduate,” that defied her values.
Now, fuzzy close-ups and all, I can think for a while about Doris Day with "Mr. Goldfarb" at the hotel tryst.
Sage Grouse
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