On the Cover 57
Burt Reynolds redigs his old Florida roots, opening a dinner theater and introducing his leading lady, Sally Field, to friends and family
Up Front 30
Abba Eban's wife, Suzy, makes a sentimental journey to the scenes of her Cairo girlhood
Harold Denton is the cool nuclear bureaucrat who ended the chaos at Three Mile Island
Cheryl Tiegs balances the pain of a troubled marriage with the joys of a new life and love
Billie Sol Estes, Texas con man and good ole boy extraordinaire, is hauled up on fraud charges again
In Trouble 43
Bonnie Bramlett TKOs Elvis Costello in a barroom punk-blues war
In His Own Words 47
Tennis pro Vic Braden talks about winning, losing and playing the game—on and off the court
Spirit 67
One of the most respected wine tasters in all California is a Christian Brother named Timothy
In the Money 73
Ted Roth is everybody's favorite uninvited guest; he could be the man with your million
On Stage 76
Audiences shy away, but Constance Cummings' acting career soars to new heights with Wings
Bio 78
Author John Cheever has beaten the bottle, but not all the demons inside him
In Style 87
Mel Brooks' son Maximilian, Neil Diamond's Micah and Cher's Chastity all wear Kathi Hodge designs, coyly labeled Brat Originals
Teacher 93
Students look up to ornithologist Heinz Meng, and for safety's sake to his falcons as well
Host 97
Norma Jean and Carole Darden discover classical soul food that goes back to their slave grandfather
Arts 102
Wendell Castle would have you pay $28,000 for something to sit on, but he throws in a nude
Couples 104
The love affair of singer Grace Jones and artist Jean-Paul Goude is as hot and kinky as her disco act
On the Move 111
Ex-Byrd Roger McGuinn is reborn—as a Christian and a rocker, but has he converted Dylan?
Lookout 116
Baton twirler Marci Papadopoulos
Greeting card designer Andy Vines
Mail 4
People Picks & Pans 14
In a moving dramatic role, Carol Burnett plays the mother of a soldier killed in Vietnam on ABC's Friendly Fire
How well do you know your mate? Probably not as well as you think, if Dan Carlinsky's tests are any indication
The Allman Brothers Band has reformed, but not quite re-grouped
George Hamilton is the vampire and Susan Saint James a morsel in Love at First Bite
Up, up and away is the motto for product spinoffs and ripoffs of Superman
Star Tracks 119
The Shah of Iran: beached in the Bahamas
Robert Penn Warren and Eudora Welty chat
Linda Ronstadt tries on a python
Sophia Loren flogs her life
Is Susan Ford's spouse a Mr. Fixit?
Dick Van Dyke hams with Miss Piggy
People Puzzle 122
Chatter 126
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