Five Must-See Burt Reynolds Movies

Richard Brownell
Sep 7, 2018 · 5 min read
Reynolds never seemed to take himself too seriously, and that was part of his charm. Image: Universal Pictures.

As I get older, the death of entertainers hits closer to home. When I was young, the famous people who died were before my time, so there was no attachment. But I’m at a stage in my life where the passing of actors or singers that I grew up watching and enjoying hits harder than I might expect. That is particularly true of the recent death of Burt Reynolds.

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Richard Brownell

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