Reynolds was Hollywood's biggest box office star from 1978 to 1982. A new book examines those years — and the work that came before and after — to argue that he was more varied in his range than even his biggest fans realized. Burt Reynolds died in 2018 while preparing to play George Spahn in Quentin Tarantino ‘s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” Most of the obituaries and remembrances at the time focused on three key roles: emasculated warrior Lewis Medlock in “Deliverance,” the immensely