misstanwyck: Barbara Stanwyck photographed for Ball of Fire, 1941The film was written for Ginger Rog
misstanwyck: Barbara Stanwyck photographed for Ball of Fire, 1941The film was written for Ginger Rogers. After she read it she told the producer and the director “Oh, I would never play that part, she’s too common.” So they called Barbara Stanwyck and they said “We offered this to Ginger Rogers but she’s turned it down, would you be interested?” And she read the script and she said; “You bet! I love playing common broads.”- Nolan Miller (Stanwyck’s fashion designer and friend) -- source link