 husband  Roger Vadim (qv). According to his memoirs, Polanski for a while  had the idea of having his future wife Sharon Tate (qv) on the  part of Rosemary, yet he desisted, thinking it would have been  unethical. Other actresses considered for the part were  Julie Christie (I) (qv), Elizabeth Hartman (I) (qv) and  Joanna Pettet (qv). Robert Evans (I) (qv) suggested  Mia Farrow (qv) based on her TV work and her media appeal (at the  time she was Mrs. Frank Sinatra (qv)). Both men wanted  Robert Redford (I) (qv) for the role of Guy Woodhouse, but  negotiations broke down when Paramounts lawyers blundered by  serving the actor with a subpoena over a contractual dispute  regarding his pulling out of Silvio Narizzano (qv)s film  _Blue (1968)_ (qv). Other actors considered were  Richard Chamberlain (I) (qv), Jack Nicholson (qv) and  James Fox (I) (qv). Laurence Harvey (I) (qv) begged to do it,  Warren Beatty (qv) turned it down claiming "Hey! Cant I play  Rosemary?", before the part was offered to John Cassavetes (qv).  For Minnie and Roman Castevet, William Castle suggested  Alfred Lunt (qv) and Lynn Fontanne (qv), the famous Broadway  acting duo. He even tried to convince Polanski to let him play the  part of Dr. Sapirstein, a role eventually filled by  Ralph Bellamy (qv).