READERS ASK CLOSER

Q Wasn’t Patty Duke originally supposed to be in Rosemary’s Baby?

A The devil you say. Actually, Tuesday Weld was director Roman Polanski’s choice before agreeing on Mia Farrow for the pic (which premiered on June 12, 1968). Patty played the lead role in the ’76 TV movie Look What’s Happened to Rosemary’s Baby.

Q Who were the first guests on The Ed Sullivan Show?

A Of course, it was a really big show. On June 20, 1948, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, along with composers Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (previewing South Pacific), joined Ed for the debut of his variety review — which was originally called Toast of the Town.