Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid the Sundance Kid's character before. Other actors considered for the role of Sundance were Steve McQueen and Warren Beatty, who both turned it down, with Beatty claiming that the film was too similar to "Bonnie and Clyde". According to Goldman, McQueen and Newman both read the scripts at the same time and agreed to do the film. McQueen eventually backed out of the film due to disagreements with Newman. The two actors would eventually team up in the 1974 disaster film "The Towering Inferno". The world premiere of the movie was in September 1969, at the Roger Sherman Theater, in
Fire chief Fire chief A fire chief is a top executive rank or commanding officer in a fire department. Various official English-language titles for a fire chief include "fire chief", "chief fire officer" and "fire commissioner". The latter can refer to a fire chief or to an overseer who works for the local government. Chief Fire Officer is the usual title in the United Kingdom. Traditionally, a fire chief in Scotland was known as a "fire master", but this was changed in 2006. The definition of the term "fire officer" varies by country, but generally refers to all firefighting personnel who have