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re: Barbra vs Carol in HELLO, DOLLY!

Posted by:	Greg_M 07:03 pm EDT 04/02/14
In reply to:	re: Barbra vs Carol in HELLO, DOLLY! - LegitOnce 02:04 pm EDT 04/02/14

Going with a younger star was in keeping with the current trend...most over 40's were home watching tv and hardly went to films anymore, the big audience were younger people which is why Fox decided on Streisand (After realizing Channing wouldn't work very well on screen - as her film career has proven) The whole production has aged down right to Irene and Cornelius (now in the 20's). Filming began in Spring of 1968 long before "Funny Girl" opened. Streisand was cast in early 1967 - before "Funny Girl" began shooting.

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