[DOC] [TLE] The Graduate (1967) - Trivia - IMDb [PAR] When Hoffman did it onscreen, director Mike Nichols began laughing loudly 
offscreen. ... Although Mrs. Robinson is supposed to be much older than 
Benjamin, Anne ..... what the truth is about the possibility of Doris Day playing Mrs
. Robinson. .... but she declined because she wanted to avoid modifying her 
screen image. [DOC] [TLE] DORIS DAY AND "THE GRADUATE" - The Doris Day Forum [PAR] Feb 24, 2016 ... "I was offered the part of Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate but I could not see ... I 
can't picture myself in bed with a man, all the crew around us, doing that ... Oh 
yes, Julie Andrews in one or two of her final Blake Edwards films. ... with Doris 
about the role and Doris asked Norman if he thought she could play a... [DOC] [TLE] Ask Me A Trivia Question -- 2 -- - Discussion on Topix [PAR] Apr 28, 2012 ... Doris Day was asked to play Mrs. Robinson in this film, but she thought it would 
ruin her image. Would that be "The Graduate"? Reply . [DOC] [TLE] The Graduate - Wikipedia [PAR] The Graduate is a 1967 American comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols. It 
is based on ... Benjamin initially rebuffs her but a few days later after his scuba ... 
wanted Doris Day for Mrs. Robinson, Robert Redford for Benjamin Braddock, and 
... Candice Bergen as Elaine), but Nichols thought that Redford did not possess... [DOC] [TLE] The Graduate (1967) - Articles - TCM.com [PAR] Then he reconnects with the Robinsons' daughter, Elaine, and over her mother's 
..... Mike Nichols was offered The Graduate as his debut film but decided to do 
Who's ... warned him not to take for fear it would ruin his image and emerging 
career. .... Hayward, and Doris Day were considered for the part of Mrs. Robinson
. [DOC] [TLE] Not the Girl Next Door: Doris Day Reconsidered - Bright Lights Film ... [PAR] Apr 4, 2016 ... Doris Day is so fused with her archetypal image that it's easy to miss what a ... 
hadn't Brando's ambition or depth, but she could hold an audience as well as 
anyone. ... there is Humphrey Bogart himself coming through every part he play. 
... being coquettish on film: she turned down the role of Mrs. Robinson... [DOC] [TLE] The Making of "The Graduate" | Vanity Fair [PAR] But the young film director surprised himself, as well as everyone else, with his ... 
Ava Gardner plays the predatory Mrs. Robinson, the desperate housewife and .... 
And Nichols had been chosen by Elizabeth Taylor to direct her and Richard ..... 
She then asked for the phone, saying, I've been trying to call Papa all day!. [DOC] [TLE] Fallen Love Records, Interview: Sleuth [PAR] FLR: The band started out as you and Julian playing your solo material, right? ... 
And The Lion In Love writes most of the lyrics, almost all of them I would say. .... 
about Doris Day and your band name was taken from the '70s mystery film Sleuth
? ... to play Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate but she didn't want to ruin her image. [DOC] [TLE] In Mrs Robinson, Mike Nichols created a woman for the ages ... [PAR] Nov 22, 2014 ... Anne Bancroft as Mrs Robinson in 'The Graduate' Photo: EVERETT ... No one but 
Bancroft could quite convey that sultry sophistication ... decades before the term 
was coined  and made her so drily funny ... No wonder that, when the film was 
turned into a play, a string of .... Thought we Heard Summat? [DOC] [TLE] Why was Mitzi Gaynor cast in South Pacific? - Datalounge [PAR] Supposedly, Doris Day refused to sing songs from "South Pacific" at a party, and 
angered ... It would have been great to have her re-dub all her songs for that film 
and re-release it. ... I think he thought he could be a Svengali to Miss Mitzi. ... she 
was almost signed to play Mrs. Robinson), and

Question: Doris Day was asked to play Mrs. Robinson in this film, but she thought it would ruin her image
Answer: The Graduate