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Burt Reynolds,"Smokey and the Bandit" star, dead at 82



Burt Reynolds, the mustachioed megastar who first strutted on screen more than half a century ago, died Thursday, according to his agent Todd Eisner.
He was 82.
The Georgia native, whose easy-going charms and handsome looks drew prominent roles in films such as "Smokey and the Bandit" and "Boogie Nights, suffered a cardiac arrest, Eisner said.
An iconic Hollywood sex symbol in front of the camera, Reynolds also tried his directorial hand behind it, and later earned a reputation for philanthropy after founding the Burt Reynolds Institute for Film & Theatre in his home state of Florida.
His roles over the years ranged and pivoted from Southern heartthrob to tough guy to comedy, notably for his role as Rep. David Dilbeck in the 1996 film "Striptease," which flopped at the box office but earned him widespread praise for his comedic prowess.
But it was John Boorman's 1972 thriller "Deliverance," which cast Reynolds as outdoorsman Lewis Medlock, that is widely credited for launching his early career.

"I thought maybe this film is more important in a lot of ways than we've given it credit for," he said in an interview years later. The movie's infamous rape scene may have helped the public -- especially men -- better understand the horrors of sexual attacks, Reynolds said.
"It was the only time I saw men get up, sick, and walk out of a theater," he added. "I've seen women do that (before)," but not men.

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Bill Daily, witty sidekick on 'I Dream of Jeannie,' dies at 91

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Mazzie was a popular leading lady in Broadway musicals from the 90s to the present, and received Tony Nominations for her roles in Passion, Ragtime and Kiss Me Kate. I have a remembrance of her here in the Popular Broadway Songs thread.

French-Armenian pop singer with a career that spanned from 1950 into the 21st century.

haiducii said:

Montserrat CABALLÉ - Spain's world-famous opera star (1933)

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The news about Montserrat Caballé passing away makes me really sad - not just a fantastic coloratura, not just a great stage artist, but a human being with genuine moral backbone standing up for her friend Freddy Mercury in his illness and after his death. Montserrat Caballé is to be saluted, but we experience a grave loss.

Jimmy DUQUENNOY - Belgian Cyclist (1995)
(Heart Attack)​