During an aborted attempt to reboot the franchise with an American actor, he signed on for the role of James Bond to replace George Lazenby in Diamonds Are Forever (1971). At the last minute the producers met Sean Connery's salary demand and abruptly replaced Gavin. Though he still got paid the full salary.
As far as I'm concerned, it's time the button-down collar, white shirt, and tie became the uniform of Hollywood's male dramatic personnel. There are no bare-chested, pectoral-showing parts on my film calendar. (From a Universal-International press release, circa 1959.)
