 Besters novel "The Demolished Man" has been optioned many, many  times. The first time was by actor José Ferrer (I) (qv), who,  according to the July 3, 1955 issue of the New York Times, had  engaged Bester to write the screenplay. Ferrer never did complete  any such project, and this was the second time he disappointed  Bester (or, perhaps, they disappointed each other); after reading  Besters novel "Who He?" in 1953, Ferrer declared himself to be  "fascinated by it" and considered buying the rights, but that  project also fell through.