 The role of Simone Clouseau was offered to Ava Gardner (qv) and  Janet Leigh (qv) before Capucine (qv) got the part. In her  autobiography, Leigh states she turned it down because she had  recently gotten married to her fourth husband  Robert Brandt (I) (qv) and didnt want to go off on location and  away from her new husband for the duration of filming.  Ava Gardner (qv) accepted the role but both her salary and  personal demands were deemed unacceptable to the producers.