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Charles Robert Redford Jr was born in Santa Monica in 1937. After attending the University of Colorado on a baseball scholarship, Redford travelled around Europe trying to make a living as a painter before settling in New York. He studied art at the Brooklyn Pratt Institute and simultaneously underwent acting training at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. After Broadway roles of steadily increasing stature, he debuted in War Hunt (1962) and found fame with Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid (1969). He won the best director Oscar at the first attempt with Ordinary People in 1980 and impressed again with Quiz Show (1995). He owns a large proportion of Utah.
