{"id":15543,"date":"2026-07-24T09:07:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T04:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15543"},"modified":"2026-07-24T09:07:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T04:07:49","slug":"grease-star-didi-conn-frenchy-actress-seen-in-rare-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=15543","title":{"rendered":"Grease Star Didi Conn, Frenchy Actress, Seen in Rare Photo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p>The fated pairing of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/john_travolta\" target=\"_blank\">John Travolta<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/olivia_newton-john\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Olivia Newton-John<\/strong><\/a> wasn&#8217;t\u00a0always a given when it came to casting the roles originated on Broadway in 1972 by <strong>Barry Bostwick<\/strong> and <strong>Carole Demas<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Linda Ronstadt<\/strong> and <strong>Marie Osmond\u00a0<\/strong>were among the names\u00a0suggested to play Sandy, Travolta recalled to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=geDjyPGPous\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Entertainment Tonight<\/em><\/a>, &#8220;and I said, &#8216;They&#8217;re wonderful, but every guy in the world wants Olivia Newton-John as their girlfriend.&#8217; And I knew that &#8217;cause I felt the same way&#8230;And I said, &#8216;If you don&#8217;t see this, you guys are nuts.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/carrie_fisher\" target=\"_blank\">Carrie Fisher<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0<em>Bye Bye Birdie\u00a0<\/em>star\u00a0<strong>Ann-Margret\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<em>The Partridge Family<\/em>&#8216;s <strong>Susan Dey<\/strong>\u00a0were also on the list of possible Sandys.<\/p>\n<p>When producer\u00a0<strong>Allan Carr<\/strong>\u00a0raised the idea of Newton-John, she didn&#8217;t immediately say yes. 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