His breakthrough role in Deliverance (1971) made him famous and the sleeper hit Smokey and the Bandit (1977) made his name a household word.In this podcast, Paul Farren talks to author Wayne Byrne about his latest book, Burt Reynolds on Screen, the first critical overview of Reynolds work which examines his complete filmography, featuring candid discussions with costars and collaborators, exclusive behind-the-scenes photos and a wealth of film stills
[183] On February 3, 2026, Rene Good's brothers, Luke and Brent Ganger, spoke in a public forum at the US Capitol at the invitation of Congressional Democrats
His daughter Irene married illustrator Charles Dana Gibson and became the model for his Gibson girl drawings, and his daughter Nancy married Waldorf Astor in England, was elected to Parliament, converted from the Episcopal Church to Christian Science, and became virulently anti-Catholic, despite the fact that, as we may say, her familys success wound back, like a twist of tobacco, to her fathers having heard Gregorian chant one Sunday at high Mass
In addition to addiction, chronic nicotine use has been linked to cardiovascular, respiratory, pulmonary, and gastrointestinal disorders
Mind if I Smoke
