. Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 - September 6, 2018) was an American actor, considered a sex symbol and icon of 1970s American popular culture. It was Smokey and the Bandit costar Sally Fields whom Burt claimed was the love of his life. Are you sure that you want to delete this memorial? Burt Reynolds sits on a 1977 Pontiac Trans-Am at the world premiere of The Bandit during the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas, on March 12, 2016. The mother ended up being Burts second wife, Loni Anderson, whom he married in 1988. Ruth Mitchell White, 80, an Arlington pediatrician from 1941 until she retired in 1986, died Feb. 20 at Sleepy Hollow Manor Nursing Home in Annandale after a stroke. She further helped the war effort going overseas to entertain American troops. Dinah Shore, the honey-haired, down-to-earth entertainer who won hearts over seven decades in radio, television, records and movies, died of cancer Thursday. When Burt Reynolds and Dinah Shore met in 1970; Burt was 35 years old and was just starting to become one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. September 14, 2021, 5:02 am, by After breaking up with Dinah Shore because she refused to marry him. All of these figures were celebrities that Dinah had close and personal relationships with dating back to her earlier years in Hollywood. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Dinah Shore (1392)? Shore guest-starred on Pee-wee's Playhouse Christmas Special, calling Pee-wee on his picturephone and singing "The 12 Days of Christmas". [13] She made hundreds of guest appearances in shows including an episode of Suspense ("Frankie and Johnny", May 5, 1952).[14]. Stewart had two younger sisters, Mary (1912-1977) and Virginia (1914-1972). She had been diagnosed with the disease in the spring of 1993. Her 1942 recording of "Blues in the Night" sold a million copies and established her as a sultry blues-tinged balladeer in the tradition of Ethel Waters and Mildred Bailey. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. Add to your scrapbook. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. For two years in the mid-1980s, she lived near Stanardsville, Va., and worked for the Greene County Bulletin. Burt paid no mind to the fact that Dinah was nearly 20 years older than he was. She was born Francis Rose in Winchester, Tennessee to Russian Jewish immigrants Solomon and Anna Shore, her father a successful businessman. She was the top-rated female American singer of the 1940s and rose to fame as a musician during the Big Band era. SINGER DINAH SHORE DIES AT 76 - The Washington Post