 Early candidates for the role of Martha included Bette Davis (qv),  Ingrid Bergman (qv), Rosalind Russell (qv) and  Patricia Neal (qv). Early candidates for the role of George  included James Mason (I) (qv), Cary Grant (qv),  Henry Fonda (qv), Arthur Hill (I) (qv), Jack Lemmon (qv) and  Peter OToole (I) (qv).