Dinah Shore & Burt Reynolds

Burt Reynolds and Dinah Shore
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Dinah Shore and Burt Reynolds had a relationship from 1971 to 1975.

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American Singer Dinah Shore was born Frances Rose Shore on 1st March, 1916 in Winchester, Tennessee, USA and passed away on 24th Feb 1994 Beverly Hills, California, USA aged 77. She is most remembered for See the U-S-A in a Chev-ro-let. Her zodiac sign is Pisces.

American Actor Burt Reynolds was born Burton Leon Reynolds Jr. on 11th February, 1936 in Lansing, Michigan, USA and passed away on 6th Sep 2018 Jupiter Medical Center, Jupiter, Florida, USA aged 82. He is most remembered for Smokey And The Bandit, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. His zodiac sign is Aquarius.

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StatusDurationLength
Total 1971 - 1975 4 years


"But meeting Dinah Shore, as a guest on her TV chat-show, changed all that. "I had never met her before but out of the blue I asked her to come to Palm Springs for the weekend. She said no, but I knew it was the beginning of the most special relationship of my life. "I'd never met anyone like her. I realised there was a big age gap between us but it didn't make the slightest difference. I was already in love with her." Returning home, he told Miko what had happened. He offered her a beach apartment, a Cadillac convertible and $500 a week for two years. She accepted and moved out that afternoon. When the news that Dinah Shore had taken a toy-boy made the headlines, Dinah and Burt were holidaying in Palm Springs. On returning they moved into Dinah's Beverly Hills mansion. "Being with Dinah opened every Hollywood door," Reynolds said. "I got to know Sinatra, Jack Benny, Edward G. Robinson, Groucho Marx, Peggy Lee, Orson Welles. Everyone knew Dinah and they all loved her." After four years together, the happiness and closeness of Burt Reynolds and Dinah Shore had become Hollywood legend. "We dreamed of building a house in Hawaii. We couldn't have been more in love. But there was a snag. Dinah wouldn't marry me. "She said it was because she couldn't give me children and it's true I wanted them badly. But we could have adopted. I knew it was more than that. "Even so, Dinah had everything I ever wanted in a woman. And when I told her: 'I want to be with you for the rest of my life,' I really meant it. And yet a year later he was telling friends: "Breaking up with Dinah is the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. I knew it was time to get married or move on, and she refused to marry me." During a tearful confrontation in 1975, Reynolds told Dinah Shore: "I will love you all my life.
The hardest part is that I'm falling deeper in love with you every moment." Then he turned and walked away. Reynolds cried for days afterwards. "A piece of me was lost. I missed the closeness and the friendship and to be truthful I've never stopped missing it ever since. Every time I picked up the phone I wanted to call her". Burt Reynolds' desire for children made him marry glamorous Loni Anderson. They had a son, Quinton, but the marriage was soon in trouble and ended in a $10 million divorce. Alone again, Burt Reynolds rang Dinah Shore hoping to get together again. But she refused to see him despite his pleading. Finally, from a friend, he discovered her tragic secret — the reason why she had refused to marry him and why she now had broken off the relationship for good. Dinah Shore had terminal cancer.""

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Couple Comparison

Name
Dinah Shore
Burt Reynolds
Dinah Shore
Burt Reynolds
Age (at start of relationship)
54
34
Height
Female
5' 3" (160 cm)
Male
5' 11" (180 cm)
Zodiac
Pisces
Aquarius
Occupation
Singer
Actor
Hair Color
Blonde
Brown - Dark
Eye Color
Brown - Dark
Brown - Dark
Nationality
American
American
Religion
Jewish
Christian

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marciaJul 25, 2009

Burt and Dinah was one of the most handsome couple in history, I applaud them for realizing that they were soul mates for each other neither saw age or any other barrier that would keep them from having this union. I admire them for being love each other and effortlessly exude this emotion to the world. Even though they are not together they did belong together, no disrespect to anyone. Love to you both.


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