tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189974967302818072.post4523618223893416591..comments2024-03-28T06:19:40.199-07:00Comments on .Westerns...All'Italiana!: Remembering Mark StevensTom B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08555044041861931878noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6189974967302818072.post-49817785570164151802023-05-21T18:39:56.881-07:002023-05-21T18:39:56.881-07:00I heard a rumor that Mark Stevens was one of many ...I heard a rumor that Mark Stevens was one of many actors up for the role of Blondie in "Fistful Of Dollars" from 1964. He turned it down in order to do "Sunscorched". Richard Harrison was the next person they asked and he said, "No, I'm not gonna do it. But I know somebody who will. He's from the show 'Rawhide' and you'll really get to like him." Little did Sergio Leone know that Richard Harrison was referring to none other than Clint Eastwood. The film would catapult Eastwood into international stardom and he would become a cult classic and remains one to this very day. If I ever have a son, I will name him either after Mark Stevens or Clint Eastwood. I might even name him after Jesse James and see if I can get away with it. Wish me luck. Oh and Tom, please don't drink the water. LOL.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com