[DOC] [TLE] South Pacific (1958 film) - Wikipedia [PAR] South Pacific is a 1958 American romantic musical film adaptation of the Rodgers 
and Hammerstein musical South Pacific, and based on James A. Michener's 
Tales of the South Pacific. The film, directed by Joshua Logan, starred Rossano 
Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, ... Director Joshua Logan wanted these filters to produce 
subtle changes, but... [DOC] [TLE] South Pacific - TCM.com [PAR] Joshua Logan, who would eventually direct the show, thought the book had 
stage ... For leading lady, they wanted Mary Martin, who was then starring in the 
national tour ... Then entrepreneur Michael Todd suggested his wife, Elizabeth 
Taylor. ... Cast: Rossano Brazzi (Emile De Becque), Mitzi Gaynor (Nellie Forbush)
, John... [DOC] [TLE] Jeopary Question, THEY ALMOST STARRED IN... - TriviaBistro.com [PAR] Jeopardy Question: THEY ALMOST STARRED IN... - Director Josh Logan 
wanted Elizabeth Taylor to play Nellie Forbush in this movie musical. [DOC] [TLE] Rossano Brazzi International Network: South Pacific - Neponset.Com [PAR] Director Joshua Logan Writers Oscar Hammerstein II (play) Joshua Logan ... 
includes some South Pacific film footage and outtakes: we catch a glimpse of him 
... First of all, none of us had settled exactly on whom we wanted to play Nellie 
Forbush. The list ran from Audrey Hepburn to Elizabeth Taylor, with a couple of 
side... [DOC] [TLE] My Romance with Movies: South Pacific: Favorite Movie #18 [PAR] Dec 25, 2012 ... 1958 Musical ... as Nellie Forbush but only after Doris Day turned it down and 
Elizabeth Taylor ... I cringe as I imagine Elizabeth Taylor as nurse Nellie! ... 
scheduled for the Broadway play but taken out and then restored for the film. ... 
Director Josh Logan wanted to do something different with colors (what? [DOC] [TLE] Why was Mitzi Gaynor cast in South Pacific? - Datalounge [PAR] So much better than the wispy voice she had when young and playing Nellie. ... 
One of the most insipidly directed of all Broadway musical film adaptations. .... 
Joshua Logan considered virtually every top actress of the day for the role of 
Nellie Forbush, including Judy Garland, Elizabeth Taylor, Doris Day, Audrey 
Hepburn... [DOC] [TLE] Before Mitzi Gaynor revisits 'South Pacific,' she shares her love of ... [PAR] Apr 1, 2009 ... By the time director Joshua Logan was gearing up for a big movie version in 
1956, Martin was deemed too old. ... I've heard that Susan Hayward really 
wanted to do it. ... for that, so I didn't have my short Nellie 'do you see in the movie
. ... a decade before his hot-and-heavy affair with Elizabeth Taylor on the... [DOC] [TLE] The Making of Rodgers and Hammerstein's South Pacific [PAR] Aug 12, 2011 ... Richard Rodgers had spent many years writing the music for the .... Later, film 
director Joshua Logan chose not to hire a professional .... Fox considered a wide 
range of actresses for the role from Judy Garland, Elizabeth Taylor, ... Although 
most lead actresses of the time asked for the role of Nellie Forbush,... [DOC] [TLE] The Tale of South Pacific - Wide Screen Movies Magazine [PAR] Nov 6, 2009 ... In 1958 South Pacific, one of the most successful movie musicals of .... Joshua 
Logan died from supranuclear palsy on the 12th of July 1988. ... The 
transformation of a book into a play or a musical is not always .... They wanted a 
show. ... in which Nellie Forbush sings the song 'Honey Bun' to an audience... [DOC] [TLE] South Pacific (1958) | The Movie Portal | The Movie Portal [PAR] Let's assume Doris Day, had been given the role as Nellie Forbush in "South 
Pacific" which most people of these message boards wanted anyhow. ... (
Supposedly they were interested in Elizabeth Taylor as well. ... I'll Cry Tomorrow 
asked her home studio 20th for this movie role and Director Josh Logan refused 
to cast her... [DOC] [TLE] Some enchanted memories - The Globe and Mail [PAR] Apr 3, 2009 ... This week's Blu-

Question: Director Josh Logan wanted Elizabeth Taylor to play Nellie Forbush in this movie musical
Answer: "South Pacific"