Burt Reynolds/Deliverance Bow Presentation
Charlie Palmer (right),
Chairman of Gainesville, Florida-based Fred Bear Equipment
Co.,
is shown presenting Actor/Director Burt Reynolds with a Fred Bear
TakeDown
traditional bow in recognition of the 30th Anniversary of the release
of
the film "Deliverance." Bear Archery provided technical consultants
(including
Fred Bear, himself) as well as bows, arrows and accessories used in the
making of the 1972 award-winning film, in which Reynolds starred.
The commemorative TakeDown is now on permanent display at the Burt
Reynolds
and Friends Museum, located at 100 North U.S. 1 in Jupiter,
Florida.
Hundreds of
unique items are on
display
at the museum, including the canoe used in the making of
Deliverance
(shown behind Reynolds and Palmer).
The Fred Bear Equipment
Co.
is represented by such well-known archery brands as Fred Bear,
Jennings,
Golden Eagle, Buckmasters®, Brave and Satellite.
Photo Credit: The
Fred
Bear Equipment Company
Contact: John
Bell
(954) 970-3394
prseitz@bellsouth.net
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