1960 Kenneth Branagh – Belfast born actor (Wallander, Much Ado About Nothing, Fortunes of War, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Othello, Hamlet) and director (Henry V, Dead Again)

I've seen only Death on the Nile with Branagh as Poirot and I didn't like it. I can see where the younger generation might not have seen any of the other actors who portrayed Poirot would now have discovered this wonderful character, but his portrayal of him left me turned off.

1938 British actress Vivien Leigh was chosen by producer David O. Selznick to play Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara in the film version of Gone With The Wind. The choice of Leigh ended a months-long search across the US for the perfect Scarlett. She was awarded an Oscar for her performance

I never thought much about the hoopla finding the right actress to portray Scarlett, but after reading the book I can see why she got the part. She was perfect.

1963 Frank Sinatra Jr, who was kidnapped in Lake Tahoe...

There's the answer, Jay.