Robert Redford

Sundance to Honor Robert Redford with Tributes and Final Utah Farewell

The upcoming Sundance Film Festival will feature multiple tributes to its late co-founder Robert Redford, including a screening of his first independent movie, organizers said Tuesday. Hollywood legend Redford, who starred in hits like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid before becoming an Oscar-winning director, died last month at the age of ...

Robert Redford’s Sundance Vision Shaped Generations of Filmmakers

Robert Redford was rarely spotted at Sundance in his final years, yet the late Hollywood legend forever looms large at the influential US movie festival he co-created. Set up in the 1980s to support creative, independent directors at a time when the blockbuster era launched by Jaws and Star Wars held sway over Hollywood, Sundance is for many ...

Robert Redford on Screen: Classic Roles That Shaped Hollywood

US screen legend Robert Redford, who died on Tuesday, aged 89, was one of the most successful stars of his generation as well as an Oscar-winning director. Here are some of his most famous films: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) Redford formed one of Hollywood's greatest double acts with Paul Newman in his breakthrough film, a hippy ...

Robert Redford, Legendary Actor, Director, and Activist, Dies at 89

Robert Redford, the legendary actor-turned-director, founder of the Sundance Film Festival, and lifelong environmental activist, died Tuesday at his home in Utah. He was 89. Redford wasn’t just a Hollywood heartthrob; he was a visionary who reshaped American film, amplified independent voices, and fiercely advocated for the planet. His career ...