rock hunter

He made his Broadway debut in the 1953 comedy “Men of Distinction” by novelist and playwright Richard Condon and later appeared in productions, including the 1955 Hollywood sendup “Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?” and the 1962 comedy “Never Too Late,” starring Paul Ford and Maureen O’Sullivan.

Luckily I got a play that ran for year, ‘Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter.’

Bean starred on Broadway as a timid fan magazine writer in George Axelrod’s 1955 Hollywood spoof “Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?” alongside Jayne Mansfield and Walter Matthau.

Bean starred on Broadway as a timid fan magazine writer in George Axelrod’s 1955 Hollywood spoof “Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?” alongside Jayne Mansfield and Walter Matthau.

Whom would he cast as the rock hunter?