Robert Redford, born on 18 August 1936 in Santa Monica, California, became one of Hollywood’s most iconic leading men of the 20th century. Rising to fame with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and The Sting (1973), he embodied American cinema’s golden era. In 1980, he founded the Sundance Institute in Utah, shaping independent film culture worldwide. Redford won the 1981 Academy Award for Best Director with Ordinary People and received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016. A lifelon

Robert Redford, born August 18, 1936, in Santa Monica, rose to fame circa 1967 with Barefoot in the Park alongside Jane Fonda. Stardom soared in 1969 with Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid opposite Paul Newman. He defined 1970s cinema with The Way We Were in New York beside Barbra Streisand and All the President’s Men in 1976. Winning an Oscar for directing Ordinary People in 1981, he later built Sundance into a global stage for independent voices. Through style, conscience, and cinematic artis