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Article: Not an ordinary person: Robert Redfort reflects on life struggles and changes taken.(From the Archives)(Biography)
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- November 1, 2008
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At 43, Robert Redford was an established actor, director and producer who would later win an Academy Award and found the Sundance Institute and Sundance Film Festival. The following excerpt is from a feature published in the December 1980 issue of SUCCESS. In addition to his professional pursuits, Redford remains a philanthropist and an environmental activist. Last May, he received an honorary degree from Brown University.
Robert Redford, son of an oil-company accountant, was born in the oceanfront community of Santa Monica, Calif., a middle-class enclave of beaches and palms adjoining Los Angeles.
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During his teens, ...