Robert Redford

FilmTelevision Age

Sundance founder and Butch Cassidy star

Facts

Born: 1936
Country: United States
Field: Film
Era: Television Age

Overview

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 1969 and The Sting 1973 paired him with Paul Newman in two of the biggest hits of their era. He won the Academy Award for Best Director for Ordinary People 1980. He founded the Sundance Institute in 1981, and its festival grew into the leading showcase of American independent film. He received an honorary Oscar in 2001 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.

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