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Robert Redford the biography

Draws on the actor, director, and producer's personal documents to offer insight into his complex life behind his famous roles, discussing the death of his son, his relationship with Sydney Pollack, and his establishment of the Sundance Film Festival.

Main Author: Callan, Michael Feeney.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2011.
Subjects:
Hays, Sara Light tribute.
Redford, Robert.
Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Biography.
Summary: Draws on the actor, director, and producer's personal documents to offer insight into his complex life behind his famous roles, discussing the death of his son, his relationship with Sydney Pollack, and his establishment of the Sundance Film Festival.
Item Description: Includes filmography: [429]-445.
"This is a Borzoi book"--T.p. verso.
Physical Description: xvii, 468 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. [421]-427) and index.
ISBN: 9780679450559 (alk. paper)
0679450556 (alk. paper)
Author Notes: Michael Feeney Callan is the author of a collection of short stories, for which he won the Hennessy Literary Award, two novels, and several plays, as well as biographies of Anthony Hopkins, Richard Harris, Julie Christie, and Sean Connery. He has worked for the BBC, Ireland's Ardmore Studios, and PBS as a writer, producer, and director of television dramas and documentaries. He lives in Dublin, Ireland.

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