Robert Redford 1936-2025: Life of a Hollywood icon
Robert Redford blazed a path through Hollywood as a leading man in films like ‘Barefoot in the Park’ and ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’ before turning his talents to directing award-winning movies like ‘Ordinary People,’ then went on to create the Sundance Film Festival to boost independent films.
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A photo of film actor and director Robert Redford taken in 1960. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Robert Redford, Elizabeth Ashley, and Kurt Kaznar appear backstage on opening night of their comedy play 'Barefoot in the Park,' directed by Mike Nichols, in New York on Oct. 23, 1963. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
Robert Redford poses on the set of 'Inside Daisy Clover' in 1965 . (Photo by Screen Archives/Getty Images)
Robert Redford and Jane Fonda in a promotional portrait for 'Barefoot In The Park,' directed by Gene Saks, in 1967. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
Robert Redford as The Sundance Kid and Paul Newman as Butch Cassidy in a publicity still for the western film 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' in 1969. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
Robert Redford and his daughter Amy in a taxi near Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York City, in 1970. (Photo by Art Zelin/Getty Images)
Robert Redford and his family outside the Sherry Netherland Hotel on June 24, 1971, in New York City. (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
Robert Redford and director Sydney Pollack appear at the Cannes Film Festival before the presentation of their film 'Jeremiah Johnson' in Cannes, France, on May 6, 1972. (AP Photo/Jean Jacques Levy)
Robert Redford, his wife, film director Sydney Pollack and his wife arrive for the international film festival in Cannes, France on May, 1972. (AP Photo/Levy)
From left to right, actor Paul Newman, director George Roy Hill and actor Robert Redford on the set of 'The Sting' in 1973. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
Robert Redford during the filming of George Roy Hill's 'The Sting' in 1973. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
A publicity photo from 'The Sting' in 1973 starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. (Photo by Screen Archives/Getty Images)
Robert Redford, wearing a brown corduroy blazer over a checked shirt, in a recreation of The Washington Post's offices, in a publicity still for 'All the President's Men', filmed at Burbank Studios in Burbank, Calif., in 1976. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman portray Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein in the movie, 'All the President's Men.' (AP Photo)
Robert Redford and wife Lola attend the 53rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles, Calif., in 1981. (Photo by Bret Lundberg/IMAGES/Getty Images)
Robert Redford admires his Oscar after he won it for Best Achievement for Directing in the movie 'Ordinary People' in 1981. (Bettmann Archive via Getty)
Robert Redford appears on set during the filming of 'A River Runs Through It,' near Livingston, Mont., on June 17, 1991. (Linda Best/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP)
Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston and Robert Redford during the 2002 Sundance Film Festival at 'The Good Girl' premiere in Park City, Utah. (Photo by J. Vespa/WireImage)
Robert Redford and Julia Roberts during the 74th Annual Academy Awards Governors Ball at Renaissance Hotel in Hollywood, Calif., on March 24, 2002. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc)
Special honorary Oscar recipients Sidney Poitier and Robert Redford are joined by Redford's girlfriend German painter Sibylle Szaggars at the Governor's Ball following the 74th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 24, 2002, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Robert Redford poses on a balcony along Main Street decorated with his Sundance Film Festival banners on Jan. 17, 2003, in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)
Robert Redford leaves the Cuban Institute of Film and Art Sunday, Jan. 25, 2004, in Havana, Cuba after the presentation of his new film about Che Guevara, 'The Motorcycle Diaries,' to the widow and children of the legendary guerrilla fighter. (AP Photo/Cristobal Herrera)
Robert Redford attends a news conference on Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2006, in Los Angeles, in support of Proposition 87, which would tax oil production in California to raise $4 billion for alternative fuel research. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)
Actors Paul Newman and Robert Redford share a moment together during arrivals at a Sundance Institute celebration in New York, Monday, Nov. 6, 2006. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)
U.S. actor Michael Pena, Robert Redford, and actors Tom Cruise and Andrew Garfield, from left, arrive for the screening of their movie 'Lions for Lambs' at the Rome Film festival, in Rome, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Robert Redford, Ashton Kutcher, and Demi Moore are seen in the green room prior to the premiere of 'Spread' at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Director Robert Redford walks on the red carpet for the movie 'The Conspirator' during the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette)
Robert Redford after receiving the Knight of the Legion of Honour, from France's President Nicolas Sarkozy, during a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday Oct. 14, 2010. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, Pool)
Robert Redford arrives at 'The Company You Keep' premiere during the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday Sept. 9, 2012 in Toronto. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Actors Jared Leto, Cate Blanchett and Robert Redford attend the 2013 New York Film Critics Circle Awards Ceremony at The Edison Ballroom on Jan. 6, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)
Vanessa Williams with Robert Redford backstage after seeing the Broadway musical 'After Midnight' at The Brooks Atkinson Theatre on April 1, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Walter McBride/WireImage)
President and founder of Sundance Institute Robert Redford and director of Sundance Institute Native American and Indigenious Program Bird Runningwater attend the Sundance Institute Native American and Indigenous Program 20th Anniversary Reception at 15 Central Park West on July 10, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/WireImage)
Robert Redford and Sophia Loren pose for pictures before the start of 'Bella Italia! a tribute to Sophia Loren' at the Far Niente winery Saturday, July 19, 2014, in Oakville, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)
Sundance Institute president Robert Redford attends the 2016 Sundance Film Festival Day One Press Conference at Egyptian Theatre on January 21, 2016 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by George Pimentel/[Getty Images for Sundance Film Festival])
U.S. President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Robert Redford during an East Room ceremony at the White House on Nov. 22, 2016. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Robert Redford and Jane Fonda receive a Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement Award during the 74th Venice Film Festival on Sept. 1, 2017 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Venturelli/WireImage)
Robert Redford meets with Pope Francis during the Pope's weekly general audience on December 4, 2019 at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican. (Photo by VINCENZO PINTO/AFP via Getty Images)
Robert Redford, left, receives an honorary Cesar award from actress Kristin Scott Thomas during the 44th Cesar Film Awards ceremony, in Paris, Friday, Feb 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
