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- It began on a TV show. Burt Reynolds was standing in for Johnny Carson as presenter of the Tonight show on NBC, and Helen Gurley Brown was his guest.
- It could have been Paul Newman. Gurley Brown had approached him, before putting the question to Burt Reynolds, but he had refused.
- It made Burt Reynolds into a celeb. The day after the magazine hit news-stands, he was mobbed by women asking him to sign their copy. Reynolds also noticed a change in the behaviour of theatre audiences from "polite to boisterous".
- It made Cosmopolitan notorious. "At the time, you know, men liked to look at women naked. Well, nobody talked about it, but women liked to look at men naked.
May 11, 2016 · How did Burt Reynolds pose nude for Cosmopolitan magazine in 1972? Find out the story behind the iconic image, from his initial hesitation to his regrets, and how it influenced his career and the film industry. Read an excerpt from a book about Helen Gurley Brown and the rise of the modern single woman.
Sep 7, 2018 · The publicity machine cranked into action, and it was assumed that a male centerfold would be a win for feminism. “Members of the Women’s Liberation movement will be glad to hear Cosmopolitan magazine will carry a nude picture of Burt Reynolds in its April issue,” wrote the Mattoon, IL, Journal Gazette.
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Sep 6, 2018 · The 1972 photo — Cosmopolitan magazine’s first male centerfold — was a radical statement: that women had desires that deserved not just to be acknowledged, but to be catered to. Its publication...
Nov 18, 2015 · The 79-year-old actor reveals why he wishes he hadn't done the naked Cosmopolitan photoshoot in 1972, which hurt his chances at winning an Oscar and his career. He also talks about his personal life, his love life and his new book.
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Reynolds believed that posing nude for Cosmopolitan in 1972 may have hurt his Oscar chances. Originally, Burt Reynolds did it as a joke and, apparently, wanted to make a statement. He posed...
Mar 21, 2016 · The image ran in the April 1972 issue of Cosmopolitan, and it's been widely imitated—and lampooned—ever since. Everyone from Will Ferrell to the Burger King has parodied it. And more than 40...
