First published 2015
Burt Reynolds opens his Hollywood vault after six decades in the spotlight. The former box office champion for five straight years survived a car crash that ended his football dreams, clawed his way up from Broadway stages, and became America's most famous sex symbol. Now he settles scores and pays tribute through the famous faces who shaped his journey. Reynolds romanced Dinah Shore, Sally Field, and Loni Anderson while catching the attention of stars from Bette Davis to Marilyn Monroe. He sparred with Donald Trump and Helen Gurley Brown, worked alongside Clark Gable and Frank Sinatra, and witnessed Hollywood's transformation from the inside. Reynolds admits his mistakes, reveals financial disasters that cost him fortunes, and reflects on Oscar nominations alongside that infamous Cosmopolitan centerfold. Through romantic scandals and career peaks, he examines what matters most in his later years as a father and acting teacher.
Genres: biography, autobiography, biography-memoir
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: celebrity, memoir, personal-journey
Setting: Hollywood
Period: 20th-century
302 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons