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Robert Redford
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Director, Producer, Executive Producer, Actor
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August 18, 1937 in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, CA
Biography:The rugged, dashingly handsome "Robert Redford" was among the biggest movie stars of the 1970s. While an increasingly rare onscreen presence in subsequent years, he remained a powerful motion-picture industry force as an Academy Award-winning director as well as a highly visible champion of American independent filmmaking. Born Charles Robert Redford Jr. on August 18, 1937, in Santa Monica, CA, he attended the University of Colorado on a baseball scholarship. After spending a year as an oil worker, he traveled to Europe, living the painter's life in Paris. Upon returning to the U.S., Redford settled in New York City to pursue an acting career and in 1959 made his Broadway debut with a small role in Tall Story. Bigger and better parts in productions including The Highest Tree, Little Moon of Alban, and Sunday in New York followed, along with a number of television appearances, and in 1962 he made his... Full Biography
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Actor and director Robert Redford arrives with girlfriend Sibylle Szaggars for the 74th annual...
Actor Robert Redford arrives during a ceremony to recognize the Goldman Environmental Prize in San...
Robert Redford, left, Ashton Kutcher, center, and Demi Moore are seen in the green room prior to the...
Robert Redford talks about how he is going to move to New Mexico part-time and become more involved...
Actor Robert Redford is seen in this close-up photo from George Roy Hill's 1973 film "The Sting".
Actor Robert Redford speaks during an interview in Las Vegas on Sept. 22, 2004. Redford later spoke...
Actors Paul Newman and Robert Redford share a moment together during arrivals at a Sundance...
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