![]() ![]() In his first film after “Love Story,” Blake Edwards’ 1971 Western “The Wild Rovers,” he was paired with William Holden, then appeared in 1973’s “The Thief Who Came to Dinner,” with Jacqueline Bisset. O’Neal returned for the adaptation of Segal’s sequel “Oliver’s Story” in 1978, co-starring with Candice Bergen. ![]() “Love Story” was nominated for seven Academy Awards, with O’Neal picking up a nomination for lead actor. The melodramatic romance, based on Erich Segal’s bestselling novel, was also a cultural phenomenon, with its signature line of dialogue, “Love means never having to say you’re sorry,” spoken both by Ali MacGraw and O’Neal at different times, inspiring parody for decades. and Canada, and the sixth highest grossing film of all time at that point. 1 film of 1970, grossing $106 million in the U.S. In 1973, he ranked behind only Clint Eastwood in terms of box office draw - and ahead of stars like Steve McQueen, Burt Reynolds and Robert Redford. ![]()
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