Following the “Gunsmoke” star's death, Field did not attend his funeral; however, she released a heartwarming statement about him. “There are times in your life that are so indelible, they never fade away.
After his death, Field told the cast of The View that Reynolds would "always be in my heart and my history," but that she largely hadn't spoken to him in the last 30 years of his life.
“He was just not good for me in any way. And he had somehow invented in his rethinking of everything that I was more important to him than he had thought, but I wasn't,” she told the publication. “He just wanted to have the thing he didn't have. I just didn't want to deal with that.”
A person who attended the service said celebrities in attendance included the rapper and reality TV star Vanilla Ice, whose real name is Robert Van Winkle and who lives in Wellington, and the actor Judge Reinhold, who once performed at Reynolds' theater at Indiantown Road and U.S. 1 in Jupiter.
Reynolds' ex-wife Loni Anderson and their son Quinton Anderson Reynolds were among the speakers at the Thursday service at Quattlebaum Funeral Home in North Palm Beach, Florida, a family spokeswoman, Cheryl Kagan, told The Associated Press.
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What happened between Burt Reynolds and Dinah Shore?
He dated Shore, a singer and TV personality who was 20 years his senior, in the 1970s but broke things off when he realized he wanted to have kids. “There's nobody better,” he says. “I never, ever heard her say anything bad about anybody. Ever.
What is the age difference between Burt Reynolds and Sally Fields?
Burt Reynolds made a shocking claim on the "Today" show on Thursday when he said he fell in love with his ex-girlfriend, Sally Field, when she was just 7 years old. Reynolds is now 82 and Field is 71, and the two dated for about five years in the late 1970s and 80s.
In his heyday, Burt Reynolds was making $10 million per movie and owned a 153-acre ranch in South Florida, but his wealth had mostly dwindled before his death at 82.
While Reynolds never married again after divorcing Anderson, he couldn't forget the one love of his life that he never got a chance to make amends with. When asked whether Anderson was the love of his life, he didn't hesitate, saying Sally Field was the only lady who stole his heart.
Reynolds married Judy Carne from 1963 to 1965. He had a relationship with Dinah Shore in the early 1970s for five years. He had a relationship with Sally Field from 1977 to 1982, during which time they appeared together in four films. Reynolds married Loni Anderson from 1988 to 1993.
Reynolds intentionally left his son, Quinton, out of the will, stating that he had provided for Quinton during his lifetime with a Declaration of Trust. Reynolds' niece, Nancy Lee Brown Hess, is the personal representative of Reynolds' estate.
What did Oprah ask Sally Field about Burt Reynolds?
She explained that when she was much younger and interviewing Sally Field, (who costarred with Reynolds in “Smokey and the Bandit” and also dated him) she asked a bad question. “My big mistake: I asked her, 'Does Burt sleep with his toupee on? '” Winfrey recalled.
Why was Burt Reynolds buried two years after he died?
It's not clear why it took 2 1/2 years for the gravesite to be established. Reynold's surviving relatives have been private after his death about the process. The actor's legal and financial affairs were settled and closed in December, according to the Associated Press.
Sandra Ilene West is shown in this file photo posing with her favorite Ferrari. She requested to be buried in her nightgown while sitting comfortably at the steering wheel of the car upon her death in 1977.
Reynolds is near the grave of actor Tyrone Power at the cemetery that is also home to the graves and mausoleums of Judy Garland, Cecil B. DeMille, Rudolph Valentino and Douglas Fairbanks. Reynolds' grave is across the lake from rockers Johnny Ramone and Chris Cornell.
The property, which Reynolds named “Valhalla,” was once listed for as much as $15 million. Former WXEL Public Radio trustee Charles Modica is Valhalla's new owner, Gossip Extra reports. Property records show Modica owns three other properties in Tequesta.
Did the famous actor coldly exclude his son from inheriting any of his estimated $5 million fortune? Fortunately for Quinton, no. While he won't inherit directly under his father's Will, the Will specifically states that Reynolds provided for Quinton through a Trust.
Getting back into film, she earned her third Oscar nomination for Lincoln (2012) and played Aunt May in The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and its blockbuster sequel. Sally has been married twice, first to Steven Craig from 1968 to 1973.
Why did Burt Reynolds not do Smokey and the Bandit 3?
Original "Smokey and the Bandit" director Hal Needham and its big star Burt Reynolds were not interested in making this movie as they were developing another project, Stroker Ace (1983). Reynolds ended up making a very brief cameo appearance though, in the final scene.
How long were Burt Reynolds and Dinah Shore together?
Starting in 1971, Shore had a six-year public romance with actor Burt Reynolds, who was 20 years her junior. Her daughter, Melissa Montgomery, is the owner of the rights to most of Shore's television series.
