The Love of Burt Reynolds’ Life, Sally Field, Did Not Speak to Him in His Final 30 Years

“Smokey and the Bandit,” two rising stars falling in love in front of rolling cameras and millions of future fans. Burt Reynolds fought to get Sally Field cast, defended her when producers said she wasn’t “sexy,” and later admitted he’d loved her since seeing her as a child star. On screen, their chemistry was electric; off screen, it was intoxicating continue reading …