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Robert Redford

American actor, director, producer, and Sundance co-founder.

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Robert Redford

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On August 18, 1936, in Santa Monica, California, Charles Robert Redford Jr. was born to Martha Woodruff Redford (née Hart) and Charles Robert Redford Sr., who worked as an accountant.[1] Don Drysdale, who later became a professional baseball pitcher, was a classmate of Redford's at Van Nuys High School.[2]

Key facts and history

Elisha Redford, a Protestant Englishman who was Redford's patrilineal great-great-grandfather, wed Mary Ann McCreery, who was of Irish Catholic descent, in Manchester, Lancashire; the couple then relocated to New York City in 1849.[1][3] Redford's first film appearance was an uncredited role in the 1960 movie version of "Tall Story."[4] For his work in "The Voice of Charlie Pont" (1962), Redford received an Emmy nomination in the Best Supporting Actor category.[5] At the 74th Academy Awards in 2002, Redford was presented with an Academy Honorary Award.[6]

What the cited sources add

A Yahoo obituary describes Redford as "spectacularly good-looking and immensely popular," appearing in the tradition of matinée idols such as Gregory Peck and Cornel Wilde.[7] The Guardian reports that Redford confirmed his retirement from acting with the completion of The Old Man & the Gun, saying "I pretty well concluded that this would be it for me in terms of acting"[8] The same source states that Redford purchased a ski resort with fees from Downhill Racer and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.[7] According to the same source, Redford delivered "the performance of the latter half of his career" in the 2013 film "All Is Lost."[7][9]

A Deseret News article notes that Redford's path to movie stardom was quick: his first TV appearance was in 1960, he achieved major success with "Barefoot in the Park" seven years later, and then reached superstardom with "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" two years after that.[10]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Robert Redford" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Monitor", Entertainment Weekly, Aug 17–24, 2012, p. 28; Schlosser, "Keeping Nature in the Picture: An Interview with Robert Redford", November 8, 2024; Lipton, "Inside the Actors Studio: Robert Redford", January 30, 2005; Callan 2011, p. 4–6; Farber, "Sponsored Archives: A Robert Redford Retrospective, Redford Turns West Again", The New York Times, October 20, 1991; "New England Historic Genealogical Society" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Robert Redford" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lipton, "Inside the Actors Studio: Robert Redford", January 30, 2005; Cronin, "Did Robert Redford play high school baseball with Don Drysdale?", Los Angeles Times, July 14, 2011; Lipton, "Inside the Actors Studio: Robert Redford", January 30, 2005 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Robert Redford" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Callan 2011, p. 4–6 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Robert Redford" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Barnes, "Robert Redford, Screen Idol Turned Director and Activist, Dies at 89", The New York Times, September 16, 2025 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Robert Redford" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Breakdown", March 31, 1960 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Robert Redford" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Nominees & Winners for the 74th Academy Awards", Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences; "Biennale Cinema 2017 Jane Fonda and Robert Redford Golden Lions in Venice", La Biennale di Venezia, July 18, 2017; "Robert Redford Gets Honorary French 'Oscar'", Radio France Internationale, February 23, 2019 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. "Robert Redford, Hollywood legend indelibly linked to Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting", Yahoo, September 16, 2025. facts only, no text reused. yahoo.com
  8. Pulver, "Robert Redford confirms retirement from acting", The Guardian, August 6, 2018. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
  9. Wikipedia, "Robert Redford" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "All is Lost movie review & film summary", Rogerebert.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. "Chris Hicks: Robert Redford cut his teeth on '60s TV", Deseret News, August 23, 2012. facts only, no text reused. deseret.com

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Robert Redford (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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