CANDY,
the book, was not protected by U.S. copyright. Consequently,
although it was a best-seller, the authors received no royalties.
In order for the authors to make any money from the project,
the race was on between the authors and the publisher (Maurice
Girodias) to secure the copyright. Lawsuits emerged in both
France and the U.S. Haley Mills (teen star of The Parent
Trap) was cast on the Southern/Hoffenberg sidebut
Girodias did a secret deal with Christian Marquand and Marlon
Brando which blew the Mills plan out of the water.
Unfortunately, as Terry often
lamented "the quintessential American role she
has GOT to be American" became a vehicle for Miss Teenage
Sweden, Ewa Aulin. The resulting film is a mish-mash of 60s
iconography albeit with an all-star cast, including
Richard Burton, Ringo Starr, James Coburn and Walter Matthau.
The
Candy Men, by Nile Southern, chronicles the saga
of the book Candyincluding its ill-fated filming.