Robert Redford, Legendary Actor, Director, and Cinephile, Dead at 89

"Charles Robert Redford Jr. was born on August 18th, 1936 in Santa Monica, California. He briefly studied at the University of Colorado Boulder before moving to New York City, where he studied at the Pratt Institute and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. He began his acting career in theater, making his Broadway debut in Tall Story in 1959. In 1963, he starred alongside Elizabeth Ashley in the original Broadway production of Barefoot in the Park."

"Much like his Broadway debut, Redford's first movie role was a small part in the 1960 film adaptation of Tall Story. Soon enough, he began appearing alongside Hollywood's biggest stars: Alec Guinness in Situation Hopeless ... But Not Serious, Natalie Wood in Inside Daisy Clover, Jane Fonda and Marlon Brando in This Property Is Condemned. Redford and Fonda would collaborate again in the 1967 film adaptation of Barefoot in the Park."

Charles Robert Redford Jr. was born August 18, 1936, in Santa Monica, California. He studied at the University of Colorado Boulder and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before beginning an acting career in theater. He made his Broadway debut in Tall Story (1959) and starred in the original Broadway production of Barefoot in the Park (1963). He received a 1962 Emmy nomination for The Voice of Charlie Pont. His early film roles led to starring turns in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and 1970s classics including Jeremiah Johnson, The Way We Were, and The Sting. He died in his sleep at his home in Utah at age 89.

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