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**Robert Redford, Hollywood Legend and Sundance Founder, Dies at 89**
Robert Redford, the American actor and director famous for films such as *Out of Africa*, has died at age 89. A representative for Redford confirmed to *The New York Times* on September 16, local time, that he passed away at his home in Utah.
Hailed by *The Guardian* film critic Peter Bradshaw as a “giant of American cinema,” Redford was a pivotal figure who helped shape Hollywood in the 1970s. The artist was instrumental in promoting American independent cinema, co-founding the Sundance Film Festival, a launchpad for many now-famous films like *Reservoir Dogs, The Blair Witch Project, Donnie Darko, Fruitvale Station*, and *CODA*.
Born Charles Robert Redford in Los Angeles in 1936, he was expelled from the University of Colorado before studying acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (AADA). After appearing in a few small stage, television, and film roles, he gained attention from audiences in the early 1960s.
In 1962, Redford earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in *The Voice of Charlie Pont* and made a name for himself on Broadway with the play *Barefoot in the Park* (1963). Two years later, he starred with Natalie Wood in *Inside Daisy Clover* (1965), which earned him a Golden Globe nomination.
In 1969, Redford achieved massive success with *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid*, co-starring with Paul Newman and Katharine Ross. The film was nominated for seven Oscars and became a major milestone in his career. In the 1970s, Redford appeared in a string of acclaimed blockbusters, including *Jeremiah Johnson* (1972), *The Way We Were* (1973) with Barbra Streisand, *The Sting* (1973), *The Great Gatsby* (1974), *Three Days of the Condor* (1975), and *All the President’s Men* (1976).
In the late 1970s, Redford temporarily stepped away from acting to try his hand at directing. His directorial debut, *Ordinary People* (1980), won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, making Redford one of the few artists to find success in both roles.
During the 1980s and 1990s, he balanced acting and directing. On screen, Redford left his mark with *The Natural* (1984), *Out of Africa* (1985) with Meryl Streep, and *Indecent Proposal* (1993). He later directed *Quiz Show* (1994) and *The Horse Whisperer* (1998).
The Sundance Film Festival, which he founded in 1978, has become a cradle for a new generation of American directors such as Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh, Robert Rodriguez, and Kevin Smith over the decades. The event also served as a launchpad for many independent films.
In the 21st century, Redford continued to contribute to film with projects including *Lions for Lambs* (2007) and *All Is Lost* (2013). He joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Alexander Pierce in *Captain America: The Winter Soldier* (2014) and made a brief appearance in *Avengers: Endgame* (2019).
In the mid-2010s, Redford scaled back his filmmaking activities and handed over the management of the Sundance Film Festival. His final leading role was in *The Old Man & the Gun* (2018).
In addition to individual awards, Redford was honored multiple times at major film events, including an Honorary Academy Award in 2002, a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 2017 Venice Film Festival, a César d’Honneur in 2019, the French Légion d’honneur (2010), and the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom, presented to him by Barack Obama in 2016.
Beyond his film career, Redford was well-known for his environmental activism. He served on the board of the Natural Resources Defense Council and was an outspoken opponent of the Keystone XL oil pipeline project.
In his personal life, Redford was married to historian Lola Van Wagenen from 1958 to 1985, with whom he had four children. In 2009, he married artist Sibylle Szaggars.
Robert Redford Lived His Final Years in ‘Intense Sadness’ After His Son’s Death in 2020: Report
Iconic actor Robert Redford lived the last years of his life in a state of “intense sadness” following the death of his son James Redford in 2020, according to a new report by Daily Mail.
“There was an intense sadness to him after his son died a few years ago,” a waiter from a local restaurant told the outlet in a story published Wednesday, September 17. “Bob talked about how much he missed his son, it was a heartbreaking thing for him.”
The insider explained that Robert was one of their best customers, visiting the restaurant weekly with his wife, Sibylle Szaggars, and friends.
While the Indecent Proposal star was “personable” in his old age, the waiter added, “He felt like a part of him had been lost, it was hard for him to live without his boy.”
Redford was the father to four children — sons Scott Anthony and James, and daughters Shauna Jean and Amy Hart — whom he shared with first wife Lola Van Wagenen. Their first son, Scott Anthony, died at just 2 months old of SIDS.
James died on October 16, 2020, at age 58 after a battle with bile duct cancer. He and wife Kyle Redford shared two children.
“It took a toll on him to see his son die like that,” the insider said of the famed actor.
The Out of Africa actor died in his sleep at his home in Sundance, Utah, on September 16.
Robert Redford’s Children: All About the Late Hollywood Icon’s Sons and Daughters
Robert Redford, who died on Sept. 16, welcomed four children with his first wife
Robert Redford will be remembered not only as a Hollywood legend but also as a family man.
The Oscar-winning actor, director and founder of the Sundance Film Festival died on Sept. 16 at 89 years old, following a decades-long career that included several classic films, Hollywood performances and philanthropic efforts. Beyond his work, Redford and his first wife, Lola Van Wagenen, welcomed four children together: Scott, Shauna, James and Amy Redford.
Redford’s son, Scott, died from sudden infant death syndrome at only 2 months old, while his younger son, James, died of cancer in October 2020. Meanwhile, his daughters (and grandchildren) have followed in his footsteps as filmmakers and artists — and will now carry on his legacy.
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Chairman and CEO of Rogers & Cowan PMK Cindi Berger confirmed the news of his death to PEOPLE in a statement, saying, “Robert Redford passed away on Sept. 16, 2025, at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah — the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved. He will be missed greatly.”
Here is everything to know about Robert Redford’s four children.
Scott Anthony Redford
Redford and Van Wagenen welcomed their first baby, son Scott Anthony Redford, on Sept. 1, 1959. Scott unexpectedly died of SIDS on Nov. 19, 1959. He was 2 ½ months old.
The actor rarely speaks about Scott publicly. However, in November 2017, Redford reflected on his first son’s death.
“I was only 21; my wife was 20. We were just starting our lives; I was just starting my career in New York,” he told Esquire. “Of course it was traumatic, and how that plays out over time, I don’t know. We had to deal with it. You have to move on. And we had other children who came. But something like that doesn’t get completely dismissed. It probably shows up in various small ways you’re not even aware of.”
Scott is buried in Provo City Cemetery in Provo, Utah.
Shauna Redford, 64
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Redford and Van Wagenen welcomed their older daughter, Shauna Jean Redford, on Nov. 15, 1960.
Shauna attended the University of Colorado Boulder, where she graduated with an art degree in 1985. In October of that year, The New York Times reported that Shauna married her husband, Eric Schlosser, at her parents’ home in Provo Canyon, Utah. Their ceremony was performed by a Utah State Supreme Court judge and former Salt Lake City mayor Ted Wilson. Schlosser would go on to write the book Fast Food Nation, and the pair eventually welcomed two children, Mica and Conor Schlosser.
In 2018, Redford spoke to the Salt Lake Tribune about retiring and what that would mean for the Sundance Institute, the arts nonprofit he founded in 1981. Sundance “is going to be in the hands of my children,” he said of the organization, which also operates the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
“I’ve been spending a lot of time bringing my children — Shauna and Amy and Jamie — into the picture, and now they’re there and they’re in a position to run the show,” he said. “Basically, they’re inheriting what I started, and they’re going to keep it going with my grandchildren.”
James Redford
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Redford and Van Wagenen’s second son, David James “Jamie” Redford, was born on May 5, 1962. According to the Salt Lake Tribune, James grew up in New York and spent summers at his family’s home in Utah.
As an adult, James was diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis, a disease that affects the liver and bile ducts. James eventually received two liver transplants in 1993. He was inspired to start the James Redford Institute for Transplant Awareness following his surgeries and the nonprofit’s aim was to educate the public about organ and tissue donation. He continued that mission in 1999 with his documentary The Kindness of Strangers, which told the stories of organ donors and recipients.
Like his older sister, James studied at the University of Colorado Boulder. He pursued an undergraduate degree in creative writing and film before getting his master’s degree in literature from Northwestern University. Those degrees were the foundation for James’ career, and he soon combined environmental and social activism with filmmaking to direct and produce a number of documentaries.
He met his future wife, Kyle, at CU Boulder, and they married in June 1988. They later welcomed two kids, son Dylan and daughter Lena, and moved to Marin County, California.
In 2016, James told HollywoodChicago.com that he understood his father’s last name carried him far in his career, but being a Redford came with setbacks, too.
“There can be no argument that I’m in a unique situation, at the very least,” he told the outlet. “But I think the name, for every time it has proved to be helpful, it has also proved to be a challenge. … At the end of the day, the task I have is just like anyone else, to prove myself through my product or work. I’ve really found this to be true, that it’s a zero-sum gain.”
James and his father opened The Redford Center in 2005. The nonprofit combines many of the Redford family’s interests, namely filmmaking and environmental activism. “After years of working to advocate for sustainability and protect wild places, my son James and I recognized the power of storytelling to bring light and advance these issues,” Redford said. “We started The Redford Center to merge storytelling with action.”
On Oct. 16, 2020, James’ wife, Kyle Redford, announced on Twitter that James had died from bile-duct cancer in his liver at their home in Marin County. “Jamie died today. We’re heartbroken. He lived a beautiful, impactful life & was loved by many,” she wrote. “He will be deeply missed. As his wife of 32 yrs, I’m most grateful for the two spectacular children we raised together. I don’t know what we would’ve done w/o them over the past 2yrs.”
The Salt Lake Tribune reported that the filmmaker’s cancer was discovered in 2019 while he was waiting for another liver transplant.
Amy Redford, 54
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Redford and Van Wagenen welcomed their youngest child, Amy Hart Redford, on Oct. 22, 1970. Like her siblings, Amy grew up between New York and Utah; she studied at the Dalton School and eventually moved to San Francisco, where she studied theater at San Francisco State University.
Like her brother James, Amy is proof that acting and filmmaking run deep in the Redford family. In 2008, she spoke to IndieWire about her experience with both and cited her father as one of her earliest influences.
“As a kid, I witnessed the process of my dad making films and the extraordinary cast of characters that came together to make it happen,” she said. “I found myself drawn to the nomadic and creative life that that implied. … What led me to actually having the opportunity to do it was a combination of luck, timing and stubbornness.”
Amy has built a career in filmmaking and has directed feature films, TV episodes and music videos, including The Guitar in 2008 and Jeff Buckley’s “Everyday People” in 2016. She told HuffPost in 2008 that being a woman in a male-dominated industry is important for more reasons than one.
“I think it’s easier for women to submerge their voice. I think that women innately have wonderful things to say but to accommodate others it’s easier for us to put our own voice aside,” she said. “Even the loudest women are loud for a reason because they can’t be heard. I just had a daughter two months ago and I hope that whatever I do has a positive influence on her chances of not having to fight so hard.”
According to The New York Times, Amy was married to Scottish photographer Mark Mann from 2000 to 2004. In 2008, she married theater director Matt August just six weeks before the birth of their first baby.
“It was actually easier to figure out when to direct a movie and have a baby than it was to figure out when to get married,” she told Observer. The two welcomed a set of twins before they divorced, a topic that she touched on in a conversation with Ageist in 2022.
When asked what being a single mother was like, Amy explained: “I would say there’s sort of a cost and benefit in many ways. It’s very easy to kind of point the finger at the other person that’s staring across the kitchen table from you when you’re doing parenting in the same house. And when you’re not, you have to take a lot more responsibility for the culture of your home in a way that’s pretty autonomous. And it’s made me have to look at some of my own instincts in a different light.”
After spending time in N.Y.C. and Los Angeles, Amy moved to Salt Lake City, where she works as a filmmaker and hosts a podcast called Scrappy Broads.
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