> >Perhaps Cleavon Little had a hand in that second part. After all, he, not >Richard Pryor, starred as Black Bart. > >Dennis Kelly Little was cast in that part of the sheriff over the protests of both Mel Brooks and Richard Pryor. The role was written by and for Pryor. The studio wanted someone with a less threatening leading man image. Little wrote nothing for the script. See Mel Watkins, _On the Real Side._ Also see Williams and Williams, _If I stop, I'll Die._ Siva Vaidhyanathan History Department Wesleyan University Middletown, CT 06459 (860) 685-2996