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Tribute to Burt Reynolds: FINISHED
Duration: 18/01/2019 - 18/02/2019
Tasks: Possible 25 tasks. Completed 8/25 - ONLY 1 needed
Tasks:
🎭 Read a book with a Native American character. Small great things – Jodi Picoult - 3 Feb 2019
Small Great Things

🎭 Read a book where the MC is a police homicide detective. Charity Ends At Home – Colin Watson – 30 Jan 2019
Charity Ends at Home

🎭 Read a book where a character is the chief of police or sheriff. – The Falls - Ian Rankin - 9 Feb 2019
The Falls

🎭 Read a book where a character works one of the jobs listed above. (waiting tables, washing dishes, driving a delivery truck and as a bouncer at the Roseland Ballroom.) – Giovanni’s room– James Baldwin – 18 Jan 2019
Giovanni's Room

🎭 Read a book where a character is on a TV show. The Memory – Lucy Dawson – 9 Feb 2019
The Memory

🎭 Read a book where the MC has a son. The Crow Girl – Erik Axl Sund – 28 Jan 2019 – Johan is the son
The Crow Girl

🎭 Read a book where the MC has a spouse or GF/BF. – Macbeth – Jo Nesbo – 28 Jan 2019
Macbeth

🎭 Read a book with a character that passes away in the hospital. – The Broken Bridge – Philip Pullman – 20 Jan 2019
The Broken Bridge


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A Tribute To Burt Reynolds
Duration: 30.3.-29.4.

Choose as many tasks as you wish.
Participation Badge is awarded for this challenge.

Read: 1/1

Tasks:

Burton Leon “Burt” Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, director and producer. He first rose to prominence starring in television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966), and Dan August (1970–1971).
🎭 Read a Western.
🎭 Read a book with a Native American character.
🎭 Read a book with a character that works for the District Attorney's office.
🎭 Read a book where the MC is a police homicide detective.

Reynolds was born in Lansing, Michigan. His father was in the army during WW2. The family moved a couple of times and settled in Riviera Beach, Florida in 1946 where his father was chief of police.
🎭 Read a book where the MC is in the army.
🎭 Read a book set during WW2.
🎭 Read a book where a character is the chief of police or sheriff.
🎭 Read a book set in Michigan.
🎭 Read a book set in Florida.

Reynolds played football in high school and college. He was badly injured in a car accident in sophomore year and he gave up football. At Palm Beach Junior College he was in an English class taught by Watson B. Duncan III. Duncan pushed him into trying out for a play he was producing, Outward Bound. He cast him in the lead role for which Reynolds won the 1956 Florida State Drama Award for his performance.

🎭 Read a book where a character plays football or another sport in high school or college.
Scythe - Neal Shusterman - 31.3.2019
Kohl Whitlock

🎭 Read a book where a character has a role in a play.

Reynolds moved to New York City and continue acting in plays. A film director told him to move to Hollywood but Reynolds was reluctant to. He worked in a variety of jobs, such as waiting tables, washing dishes, driving a delivery truck and as a bouncer at the Roseland Ballroom.
🎭 Read a book set in NYC.
🎭 Read a book where a character works one of the jobs listed above.

He began acting on television in the late 1950s, and made his film debut in Angel Baby (1961). Reynolds had his breakout role in Deliverance and gained notoriety when he posed naked in the April 1972 issue of Cosmopolitan. He made his directorial debut in 1976 with Gator. He continued acting and doing voice roles up to the present. Reynolds turned in a critically acclaimed performance in the drama The Last Movie Star (2017), one of his last films. In May 2018, he joined the cast for Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but died before shooting his scenes.
🎭 Read a book where a character is on a TV show.
🎭 Read a book where a character poses nude.
🎭 Read a book where a character works on a movie. (Does not have to be an actor.)

He was multi-talented. He wrote a book and also released an album. Reynolds owned a nightclub in the 1970s and part of a NASCAR team in the 1980s. He also filed for bankruptcy in 1996. Most of his landholdings went into foreclosure in 2010s.
🎭 Read a book with a character that could be called " multi-talented".
🎭 Read a book with a character that owns a nightclub.
🎭 Read a book with a character that is connected with a race car team.
🎭 Read a book with a character that loses their landholdings and/or home.

Reynolds was married twice and had an adopted son. He also had 2 long term relationships.
🎭 Read a book where the MC has a son.
🎭 Read a book with a character that has an adopted child.
🎭 Read a book where the MC has a spouse or GF/BF.

Reynolds died at a Florida hospital on September 6, 2018. He had heart problems for a number of years.
🎭 Read a book with a character that passes away in the hospital.
🎭 Read a book with a character that has heart problems.


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Johanna (5886046-johanna) | 266 comments F I N I S H E D

A Tribute To Burt Reynolds
Duration: 30.3.-29.4.

Choose as many tasks as you wish.
Participation Badge is awarded for this challenge.

Read: 1/1

Tasks:

Burton Leon “Burt” Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, director and producer. He first rose to prominence starring in television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966), and Dan August (1970–1971).
🎭 Read a Western.
🎭 Read a book with a Native American character.
🎭 Read a book with a character that works for the District Attorney's office.
🎭 Read a book where the MC is a police homicide detective.

Reynolds was born in Lansing, Michigan. His father was in the army during WW2. The family moved a couple of times and settled in Riviera Beach, Florida in 1946 where his father was chief of police.
🎭 Read a book where the MC is in the army.
🎭 Read a book set during WW2.
🎭 Read a book where a character is the chief of police or sheriff.
🎭 Read a book set in Michigan.
🎭 Read a book set in Florida.

Reynolds played football in high school and college. He was badly injured in a car accident in sophomore year and he gave up football. At Palm Beach Junior College he was in an English class taught by Watson B. Duncan III. Duncan pushed him into trying out for a play he was producing, Outward Bound. He cast him in the lead role for which Reynolds won the 1956 Florida State Drama Award for his performance.

🎭 Read a book where a character plays football or another sport in high school or college.
Scythe - Neal Shusterman - 31.3.2019
Kohl Whitlock

🎭 Read a book where a character has a role in a play.

Reynolds moved to New York City and continue acting in plays. A film director told him to move to Hollywood but Reynolds was reluctant to. He worked in a variety of jobs, such as waiting tables, washing dishes, driving a delivery truck and as a bouncer at the Roseland Ballroom.
🎭 Read a book set in NYC.
🎭 Read a book where a character works one of the jobs listed above.

He began acting on television in the late 1950s, and made his film debut in Angel Baby (1961). Reynolds had his breakout role in Deliverance and gained notoriety when he posed naked in the April 1972 issue of Cosmopolitan. He made his directorial debut in 1976 with Gator. He continued acting and doing voice roles up to the present. Reynolds turned in a critically acclaimed performance in the drama The Last Movie Star (2017), one of his last films. In May 2018, he joined the cast for Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but died before shooting his scenes.
🎭 Read a book where a character is on a TV show.
🎭 Read a book where a character poses nude.
🎭 Read a book where a character works on a movie. (Does not have to be an actor.)

He was multi-talented. He wrote a book and also released an album. Reynolds owned a nightclub in the 1970s and part of a NASCAR team in the 1980s. He also filed for bankruptcy in 1996. Most of his landholdings went into foreclosure in 2010s.
🎭 Read a book with a character that could be called " multi-talented".
🎭 Read a book with a character that owns a nightclub.
🎭 Read a book with a character that is connected with a race car team.
🎭 Read a book with a character that loses their landholdings and/or home.

Reynolds was married twice and had an adopted son. He also had 2 long term relationships.
🎭 Read a book where the MC has a son.
🎭 Read a book with a character that has an adopted child.
🎭 Read a book where the MC has a spouse or GF/BF.

Reynolds died at a Florida hospital on September 6, 2018. He had heart problems for a number of years.
🎭 Read a book with a character that passes away in the hospital.
🎭 Read a book with a character that has heart problems.


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Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 2733 comments The Lost Challenges
A Tribute To Burt Reynolds
Duration:
9/11/2019 - 10/10/2019

Progress: 8 out of 8

Duration: One month from your start date

Choose as many tasks as you wish.
Participation Badge is awarded for this challenge.

Tasks:

Burton Leon “Burt” Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, director and producer. He first rose to prominence starring in television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966), and Dan August (1970–1971).

🎭 Read a book with a Native American character.
The Gaslight Dogs by Karin Lowachee - *** - 10/15/2019 - 368 Pages

The Gaslight Dogs (Middle Light, #1) by Karin Lowachee

Reynolds was born in Lansing, Michigan. His father was in the army during WW2. The family moved a couple of times and settled in Riviera Beach, Florida in 1946 where his father was chief of police.
🎭 Read a book set during WW2.
🎭 Read a book set in Florida:

The Defiant Hero by Suzanne Brockmann - ***** - 9/19/2019 - 390 Pages - Both

The Defiant Hero (Troubleshooters, #2) by Suzanne Brockmann

Reynolds played football in high school and college. He was badly injured in a car accident in sophomore year and he gave up football. At Palm Beach Junior College he was in an English class taught by Watson B. Duncan III. Duncan pushed him into trying out for a play he was producing, Outward Bound. He cast him in the lead role for which Reynolds won the 1956 Florida State Drama Award for his performance.
🎭 Read a book where a character plays football or another sport in high school or college.
Unearthly by Cynthia Hand - **** - 10/2/2019 - 435 Pages

Unearthly (Unearthly, #1) by Cynthia Hand

Reynolds moved to New York City and continue acting in plays. A film director told him to move to Hollywood but Reynolds was reluctant to. He worked in a variety of jobs, such as waiting tables, washing dishes, driving a delivery truck and as a bouncer at the Roseland Ballroom.
🎭 Read a book where a character works one of the jobs listed above:
We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach - *** - 9/11/2019 - 370 Pages - Wait Tables

We All Looked Up by Tommy Wallach

He began acting on television in the late 1950s, and made his film debut in Angel Baby (1961). Reynolds had his breakout role in Deliverance and gained notoriety when he posed naked in the April 1972 issue of Cosmopolitan. He made his directorial debut in 1976 with Gator. He continued acting and doing voice roles up to the present. Reynolds turned in a critically acclaimed performance in the drama The Last Movie Star (2017), one of his last films. In May 2018, he joined the cast for Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but died before shooting his scenes.
🎭 Read a book where a character is on a TV show.
🎭 Read a book where a character poses nude.
🎭 Read a book where a character works on a movie. (Does not have to be an actor.)

My First Five Husbands... And the Ones Who Got Away by Rue McClanahan - *** - 10/27/2019 - 352 Pages - Does all three

My First Five Husbands... And the Ones Who Got Away by Rue McClanahan

He was multi-talented. He wrote a book and also released an album. Reynolds owned a nightclub in the 1970s and part of a NASCAR team in the 1980s. He also filed for bankruptcy in 1996. Most of his landholdings went into foreclosure in 2010s.
🎭 Read a book with a character that loses their landholdings and/or home:
Lothaire by Kresley Cole - ***** - 9/17/2019 - 468 Pages

Lothaire (Immortals After Dark, #11) by Kresley Cole

Reynolds was married twice and had an adopted son. He also had 2 long term relationships.
🎭 Read a book where the MC has a spouse or GF/BF.
Under the Table by Stephanie Evanovich - **** - 10/9/2019 - 336 Pages

Under the Table by Stephanie Evanovich

Reynolds died at a Florida hospital on September 6, 2018. He had heart problems for a number of years.
🎭 Read a book with a character that passes away in the hospital.
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin - **** - 10/19/2019 - 277 Pages

Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin

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Welcome Suzanne!


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Suzanne (esmerelda1) | 2733 comments Finished! See Above!


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WOOHOO Suzanne!!


message 59: by Helen (last edited Mar 19, 2020 11:16AM) (new)

Helen | 1257 comments I'm in!



A Tribute To Burt Reynolds
Duration: One month from your start date
2-20-20 to 3-20-20

Choose as many tasks as you wish.
Participation Badge is awarded for this challenge.

Tasks:
Burton Leon “Burt” Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, director and producer. He first rose to prominence starring in television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966), and Dan August (1970–1971).
🎭 Read a Western.
Wyoming 3-3-20
🎭 Read a book with a Native American character.
🎭 Read a book with a character that works for the District Attorney's office.
🎭 Read a book where the MC is a police homicide detective.

Reynolds was born in Lansing, Michigan. His father was in the army during WW2. The family moved a couple of times and settled in Riviera Beach, Florida in 1946 where his father was chief of police.
🎭 Read a book where the MC is in the army.
Combat-Wounded Dogs 2-22-20 (Soldiers with dogs are in Army, Air Force & Marines)
🎭 Read a book set during WW2.
🎭 Read a book where a character is the chief of police or sheriff.
The Real Macaw 3-8-20 (The chief of police is a MC)
🎭 Read a book set in Michigan.
Over My Head: A Doctor's Own Story of Head Injury from the Inside Looking Out 3-13-20 (Detroit)
🎭 Read a book set in Florida.

Reynolds played football in high school and college. He was badly injured in a car accident in sophomore year and he gave up football. At Palm Beach Junior College he was in an English class taught by Watson B. Duncan III. Duncan pushed him into trying out for a play he was producing, Outward Bound. He cast him in the lead role for which Reynolds won the 1956 Florida State Drama Award for his performance.
🎭 Read a book where a character plays football or another sport in high school or college.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 3-13-20 (His older brother)

🎭 Read a book where a character has a role in a play.
Stork Raving Mad 2-24-20 (Almost all of the characters are rehearsing for a big play)

Reynolds moved to New York City and continue acting in plays. A film director told him to move to Hollywood but Reynolds was reluctant to. He worked in a variety of jobs, such as waiting tables, washing dishes, driving a delivery truck and as a bouncer at the Roseland Ballroom.
🎭 Read a book set in NYC.
Don't Beat Your Children Or They'll Turn Out Like Me 2-23-20 (Takes place in Harlem, NYC)
🎭 Read a book where a character works one of the jobs listed above.
The Shop on Blossom Street 3-1-20 (Brad drives a UPS, package delivery truck)

He began acting on television in the late 1950s, and made his film debut in Angel Baby (1961). Reynolds had his breakout role in Deliverance and gained notoriety when he posed naked in the April 1972 issue of Cosmopolitan. He made his directorial debut in 1976 with Gator. He continued acting and doing voice roles up to the present. Reynolds turned in a critically acclaimed performance in the drama The Last Movie Star (2017), one of his last films. In May 2018, he joined the cast for Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but died before shooting his scenes.
🎭 Read a book where a character is on a TV show.
Get Fuzzy 2: Fuzzy Logic 2-20-20 (Bucky the cat & Rob have their own TV show..only one episode!)
🎭 Read a book where a character poses nude.
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed 3-2-20 (Grand-pah poses in a giant portrait)
🎭 Read a book where a character works on a movie. (Does not have to be an actor.)
The Get Fuzzy Experience: Are You Bucksperienced 3-19-20 (He is in a You Tube-type movie)

He was multi-talented. He wrote a book and also released an album. Reynolds owned a nightclub in the 1970s and part of a NASCAR team in the 1980s. He also filed for bankruptcy in 1996. Most of his landholdings went into foreclosure in 2010s.
🎭 Read a book with a character that could be called " multi-talented".
Smilla's Sense of Snow 2-20-20 (Smilla is an ice geologist, plus she is bilingual, can do self-defense, can figure out ships' volumes, and can find drugs in people's hiding places)
🎭 Read a book with a character that owns a nightclub.
🎭 Read a book with a character that is connected with a race car team.
The Long Way Home 2-26-20 (Jason is part of a race-car team)
🎭 Read a book with a character that loses their landholdings and/or home.
What Was Pompeii? 2-21-20 (They all lost their homes!)

Reynolds was married twice and had an adopted son. He also had 2 long term relationships.
🎭 Read a book where the MC has a son.
Turning Point 3-17-20 (Stephanie has two sons)
🎭 Read a book with a character that has an adopted child.
🎭 Read a book where the MC has a spouse or GF/BF.
How to Scratch a Wombat: Where to Find It . . . What to Feed It . . . Why It Sleeps All Day (The author, the MC, has a husband) also
My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile 3-6-20 (She discusses her two marriages)

Reynolds died at a Florida hospital on September 6, 2018. He had heart problems for a number of years.
🎭 Read a book with a character that passes away in the hospital.
This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor 2-27-20 (The last case in the book)
🎭 Read a book with a character that has heart problems.
Practice What You Preach 2-27-20 (High blood pressure--several) also
Letters from the Pit: Stories of a Physician's Odyssey in Emergency Medicine 3-3-20 (lots of the patients)


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Welcome Helen!


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Helen | 1257 comments FINISHED!

A Tribute To Burt Reynolds
Duration: One month from your start date
2-20-20 to 3-20-20

Choose as many tasks as you wish.
Participation Badge is awarded for this challenge.

Tasks:
Burton Leon “Burt” Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, director and producer. He first rose to prominence starring in television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966), and Dan August (1970–1971).
🎭 Read a Western.
Wyoming 3-3-20
🎭 Read a book with a Native American character.
🎭 Read a book with a character that works for the District Attorney's office.
🎭 Read a book where the MC is a police homicide detective.

Reynolds was born in Lansing, Michigan. His father was in the army during WW2. The family moved a couple of times and settled in Riviera Beach, Florida in 1946 where his father was chief of police.
🎭 Read a book where the MC is in the army.
Combat-Wounded Dogs 2-22-20 (Soldiers with dogs are in Army, Air Force & Marines)
🎭 Read a book set during WW2.
🎭 Read a book where a character is the chief of police or sheriff.
The Real Macaw 3-8-20 (The chief of police is a MC)
🎭 Read a book set in Michigan.
Over My Head: A Doctor's Own Story of Head Injury from the Inside Looking Out 3-13-20 (Detroit)
🎭 Read a book set in Florida.

Reynolds played football in high school and college. He was badly injured in a car accident in sophomore year and he gave up football. At Palm Beach Junior College he was in an English class taught by Watson B. Duncan III. Duncan pushed him into trying out for a play he was producing, Outward Bound. He cast him in the lead role for which Reynolds won the 1956 Florida State Drama Award for his performance.
🎭 Read a book where a character plays football or another sport in high school or college.
The Perks of Being a Wallflower 3-13-20 (His older brother)

🎭 Read a book where a character has a role in a play.
Stork Raving Mad 2-24-20 (Almost all of the characters are rehearsing for a big play)

Reynolds moved to New York City and continue acting in plays. A film director told him to move to Hollywood but Reynolds was reluctant to. He worked in a variety of jobs, such as waiting tables, washing dishes, driving a delivery truck and as a bouncer at the Roseland Ballroom.
🎭 Read a book set in NYC.
Don't Beat Your Children Or They'll Turn Out Like Me 2-23-20 (Takes place in Harlem, NYC)
🎭 Read a book where a character works one of the jobs listed above.
The Shop on Blossom Street 3-1-20 (Brad drives a UPS, package delivery truck)

He began acting on television in the late 1950s, and made his film debut in Angel Baby (1961). Reynolds had his breakout role in Deliverance and gained notoriety when he posed naked in the April 1972 issue of Cosmopolitan. He made his directorial debut in 1976 with Gator. He continued acting and doing voice roles up to the present. Reynolds turned in a critically acclaimed performance in the drama The Last Movie Star (2017), one of his last films. In May 2018, he joined the cast for Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but died before shooting his scenes.
🎭 Read a book where a character is on a TV show.
Get Fuzzy 2: Fuzzy Logic 2-20-20 (Bucky the cat & Rob have their own TV show..only one episode!)
🎭 Read a book where a character poses nude.
Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed 3-2-20 (Grand-pah poses in a giant portrait)
🎭 Read a book where a character works on a movie. (Does not have to be an actor.)
The Get Fuzzy Experience: Are You Bucksperienced 3-19-20 (He is in a You Tube-type movie)

He was multi-talented. He wrote a book and also released an album. Reynolds owned a nightclub in the 1970s and part of a NASCAR team in the 1980s. He also filed for bankruptcy in 1996. Most of his landholdings went into foreclosure in 2010s.
🎭 Read a book with a character that could be called " multi-talented".
Smilla's Sense of Snow 2-20-20 (Smilla is an ice geologist, plus she is bilingual, can do self-defense, can figure out ships' volumes, and can find drugs in people's hiding places)
🎭 Read a book with a character that owns a nightclub.
🎭 Read a book with a character that is connected with a race car team.
The Long Way Home 2-26-20 (Jason is part of a race-car team)
🎭 Read a book with a character that loses their landholdings and/or home.
What Was Pompeii? 2-21-20 (They all lost their homes!)

Reynolds was married twice and had an adopted son. He also had 2 long term relationships.
🎭 Read a book where the MC has a son.
Turning Point 3-17-20 (Stephanie has two sons)
🎭 Read a book with a character that has an adopted child.
🎭 Read a book where the MC has a spouse or GF/BF.
How to Scratch a Wombat: Where to Find It . . . What to Feed It . . . Why It Sleeps All Day (The author, the MC, has a husband) also
My Invented Country: A Nostalgic Journey Through Chile 3-6-20 (She discusses her two marriages)

Reynolds died at a Florida hospital on September 6, 2018. He had heart problems for a number of years.
🎭 Read a book with a character that passes away in the hospital.
This Is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor 2-27-20 (The last case in the book)
🎭 Read a book with a character that has heart problems.
Practice What You Preach 2-27-20 (High blood pressure--several) also
Letters from the Pit: Stories of a Physician's Odyssey in Emergency Medicine 3-3-20 (lots of the patients)


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WOOHOO Helen!


message 63: by Genevieve (last edited Feb 26, 2021 04:44PM) (new)

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A Tribute To Burt Reynolds (forgot i had signed up for this)
Duration: One month from your start date
02/01/2021 - 02/28/2021
Choose as many tasks as you wish.
Participation Badge is awarded for this challenge.
6 Tasks done

Tasks:
Burton Leon “Burt” Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, director and producer. He first rose to prominence starring in television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966), and Dan August (1970–1971).
🎭 Read a book with a Native American character.
A Masquerade of Muertos by Patrice Greenwood 2/10/2021

Reynolds played football in high school and college. He was badly injured in a car accident in sophomore year and he gave up football. At Palm Beach Junior College he was in an English class taught by Watson B. Duncan III. Duncan pushed him into trying out for a play he was producing, Outward Bound. He cast him in the lead role for which Reynolds won the 1956 Florida State Drama Award for his performance.
🎭 Read a book where a character has a role in a play.
Secrets and Pies by Jenny Kales 2/26/2021


He began acting on television in the late 1950s, and made his film debut in Angel Baby (1961). Reynolds had his breakout role in Deliverance and gained notoriety when he posed naked in the April 1972 issue of Cosmopolitan. He made his directorial debut in 1976 with Gator. He continued acting and doing voice roles up to the present. Reynolds turned in a critically acclaimed performance in the drama The Last Movie Star (2017), one of his last films. In May 2018, he joined the cast for Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but died before shooting his scenes.
🎭 Read a book where a character is on a TV show.
This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today by Chrissy Metz 2/21/2021

Reynolds was married twice and had an adopted son. He also had 2 long term relationships.
🎭 Read a book with a character that has an adopted child.
I Heard Him Exclaim by Z.A. Maxfield 2/25/2021
🎭 Read a book where the MC has a spouse or GF/BF.
Corned Beef and Casualties by Lynn Cahoon 02/05/2021
Mistletoe at Midnight by L.B. Gregg 2/19/2021


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Welcome Genevieve!


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FINISHED
A Tribute To Burt Reynolds (forgot i had signed up for this)
Duration: One month from your start date
02/01/2021 - 02/28/2021
Choose as many tasks as you wish.
Participation Badge is awarded for this challenge.
6 Tasks done

Tasks:
Burton Leon “Burt” Reynolds Jr. (February 11, 1936 – September 6, 2018) was an American actor, director and producer. He first rose to prominence starring in television series such as Gunsmoke (1962–1965), Hawk (1966), and Dan August (1970–1971).
🎭 Read a book with a Native American character.
A Masquerade of Muertos by Patrice Greenwood 2/10/2021

Reynolds played football in high school and college. He was badly injured in a car accident in sophomore year and he gave up football. At Palm Beach Junior College he was in an English class taught by Watson B. Duncan III. Duncan pushed him into trying out for a play he was producing, Outward Bound. He cast him in the lead role for which Reynolds won the 1956 Florida State Drama Award for his performance.
🎭 Read a book where a character has a role in a play.
Secrets and Pies by Jenny Kales 2/26/2021


He began acting on television in the late 1950s, and made his film debut in Angel Baby (1961). Reynolds had his breakout role in Deliverance and gained notoriety when he posed naked in the April 1972 issue of Cosmopolitan. He made his directorial debut in 1976 with Gator. He continued acting and doing voice roles up to the present. Reynolds turned in a critically acclaimed performance in the drama The Last Movie Star (2017), one of his last films. In May 2018, he joined the cast for Quentin Tarantino's film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, but died before shooting his scenes.
🎭 Read a book where a character is on a TV show.
This Is Me: Loving the Person You Are Today by Chrissy Metz 2/21/2021

Reynolds was married twice and had an adopted son. He also had 2 long term relationships.
🎭 Read a book with a character that has an adopted child.
I Heard Him Exclaim by Z.A. Maxfield 2/25/2021
🎭 Read a book where the MC has a spouse or GF/BF.
Corned Beef and Casualties by Lynn Cahoon 02/05/2021
Mistletoe at Midnight by L.B. Gregg 2/19/2021


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WOOHOO Genevieve!


message 67: by Zenobia2016 (last edited Jan 28, 2022 06:15PM) (new)

Zenobia2016 | 1294 comments A Tribute To Burt Reynolds
Duration: One month from your start date
January 1 - January 31, 2022
Choose as many tasks as you wish.
Participation Badge is awarded for this challenge.

Tasks:

🎭 Read a Western.
🎭 Read a book with a Native American character. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 1/28/22
🎭 Read a book with a character that works for the District Attorney's office.
🎭 Read a book where the MC is a police homicide detective.

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🎭 Read a book where the MC is in the army.
🎭 Read a book set during WW2.
🎭 Read a book where a character is the chief of police or sheriff.
🎭 Read a book set in Michigan. The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis 1/22/22
🎭 Read a book set in Florida.

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🎭 Read a book where a character plays football or another sport in high school or college.
🎭 Read a book where a character has a role in a play.

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🎭 Read a book set in NYC. A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich by Alice Childress 1/8/22
🎭 Read a book where a character works one of the jobs listed above. (such as waiting tables, washing dishes, driving a delivery truck and as a bouncer)

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🎭 Read a book where a character is on a TV show. Walking in Circles Before Lying Down by Merrill Markoe 1/14/22
🎭 Read a book where a character poses nude.
🎭 Read a book where a character works on a movie. (Does not have to be an actor.)

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🎭 Read a book with a character that could be called " multi-talented".
🎭 Read a book with a character that owns a nightclub.
🎭 Read a book with a character that is connected with a race car team.
🎭 Read a book with a character that loses their landholdings and/or home.

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🎭 Read a book where the MC has a son.
🎭 Read a book with a character that has an adopted child.
🎭 Read a book where the MC has a spouse or GF/BF. That Was Then, This Is Now by S. E. Hinton 1/25/22

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🎭 Read a book with a character that passes away in the hospital.
🎭 Read a book with a character that has heart problems.


message 68: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59955 comments Mod
Welcome Zenobia!


message 69: by Zenobia2016 (new)

Zenobia2016 | 1294 comments ****FINISHED****
A Tribute To Burt Reynolds
Duration: One month from your start date
January 1 - January 31, 2022
Choose as many tasks as you wish.
Participation Badge is awarded for this challenge.

Tasks: 5 Completed

🎭 Read a Western.
🎭 Read a book with a Native American character. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 1/28/22
🎭 Read a book with a character that works for the District Attorney's office.
🎭 Read a book where the MC is a police homicide detective.

=================================
🎭 Read a book where the MC is in the army.
🎭 Read a book set during WW2.
🎭 Read a book where a character is the chief of police or sheriff.
🎭 Read a book set in Michigan. The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis 1/22/22
🎭 Read a book set in Florida.

=================================
🎭 Read a book where a character plays football or another sport in high school or college.
🎭 Read a book where a character has a role in a play.

=================================
🎭 Read a book set in NYC. A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich by Alice Childress 1/8/22
🎭 Read a book where a character works one of the jobs listed above. (such as waiting tables, washing dishes, driving a delivery truck and as a bouncer)

=================================
🎭 Read a book where a character is on a TV show. Walking in Circles Before Lying Down by Merrill Markoe 1/14/22
🎭 Read a book where a character poses nude.
🎭 Read a book where a character works on a movie. (Does not have to be an actor.)

=================================
🎭 Read a book with a character that could be called " multi-talented".
🎭 Read a book with a character that owns a nightclub.
🎭 Read a book with a character that is connected with a race car team.
🎭 Read a book with a character that loses their landholdings and/or home.

=================================
🎭 Read a book where the MC has a son.
🎭 Read a book with a character that has an adopted child.
🎭 Read a book where the MC has a spouse or GF/BF. That Was Then, This Is Now by S. E. Hinton 1/25/22

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🎭 Read a book with a character that passes away in the hospital.
🎭 Read a book with a character that has heart problems.


message 70: by JoAnne (new)

JoAnne | 59955 comments Mod
WOOHOO Zenobia!


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