With His Blond Locks and Blue Eyes, actor Robert Redford (89), Who passed away on Tuesday, was Considered The Hollywood Heartthrob of the Seventies. But he wanted more: for people to see him as a good actor, not just a pretty face.
Redford was born on August 18, 1936, in Santa Monica, California. As a child, the regularly traveled to texas to visit his grandfather. He said that’s where his love for nature.
Redford was a high-flyer in school. He found found his time outside the classroom much more important. For example, the regularly helped tennis player pancho gonzalez warm up for tennis matches and developed a passion for varous art forms early on.
When he was eleven, redford contracted a mild form of polio and had to stay in bed for week. To Strengthen himself, his Mother Tok Him to Yosemite National Park. There, his bond with nature further developed.
The Disease Left No Lasting Damage, But The Period of Recovery Later Inspired Him To Make A Documentary About The Salk Institute, Founded by Jonas Salk, The Scientist Beind The First Polio Vaccine.
Redford Experimented with Other Art Forms
After Graduating From High School, Redford Went to Study in Colorado. Hey Didn’t Last Long: After a year and a half, he was kicked out of the program for excessive drinking. He traveled through Europe and Became Increasingly Interested in Making Visual Art. He was really successful: His art barely earned enough for a ticket back to the us.
Once home, he resumed his studies but chose something closer to him: painting. At the same time, he took the step Towards theater. In 1959, he made his broadway debut with a small role in Tall Story . The Ball Started Rolling Quickly. He was noticed by television producers and from 1960 he starred in programs as the twilight zone , naked city , maverick , the untouchables and alfred hitchcock presents .
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Being more than just a hunk
In that same year, he reprised his role from tall story , this time in the film version. The move to the big screen opened new Doors. Redford was sacrificed Bigger Roles, including in war hunt , situation hopeless … but not serious and inside daisy clover . The Letter Film Earned Him His First Golden Globe.
From then on, he worked with Hollywood’s biggest names, such as Jane Fonda and Marlon Brando in the Chase by Director Arthur Penn. He later starred with fonda in Barefoot in The Park and the Electric Horseman .
AltheHeH Redford had year of success on stage, on television and in films, he remained dissatisfied with the type of roles he was sacrificed. He wanted to be more than a handsome face.
“Or course it’s nice when people find you attractive,” he said in the radio program Fresh Air . “I Didn’t Have A Problem with It, but I also Want people to see me as some who is good at his job, who can play many Different Roles.”
The Therefore Turned Down Roles in Who’s Afraid or Virginia Woolf? And the Graduate . He wanted to proof that could do more. He got that chance in 1969, with the lead role in the western butch cassidy and the Sundance Kid . It was also the first time he worked with Paul Newman. The Two Were often Seen Together afterwards and Became Good Friends.
For that role and his part in downhill racer and tell Them Willie Boy is here , Redford won Several Baftas That Same Year. He showed that he Chooses Substantive, Serious Roles. With movies such as the sting (again with newman), all the president’s men and a bridge too far , he strengthed his reputation. However, hey Remained Active in Romantic films Such as the way we were (with Barbra Streisand) and the Great Gatsby (with Mia Farrow).
Redford wanted to ‘get the most out of it’
In Addition to Acting, Redford Cherished Another Dream: Directing. In 1980, he made his debut with ordinary people , about a family’s grieving process after the loss of a son. The Film won Four Oscars, including Best Director and Best Picture. He then Directed Numerous Other Films, But Did Not Match That Success. In 2002 he recovered an Oscar for his entire oeuvre.
In The Eighties, he found the Sundance Film Festival, Named After His Character From Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid . The Festival Provides A Platform for Independent Films and Filmmakers. Redford also used his fame to draw attention to subjects such as political corruption and climate change.
In 2018, he announced his retirement, but later came back on that. In an interview with Variety , hey later called that decision “A Mistake.” “I should never have said that,” he admitted. Redford Remained Active in the Entertainment World As an Actor and Director and Has Recently Been Seen In The Film Captain America: The Winter Soldier and The Series Dark Winds .
“I want to get the most out of the opportunities I have given,” Redford Told CNN in 2015. “You keep pushing yourself forward, you try new things and that gives you energy.”