Redford was one of the defining movie stars of the 1970s, crossing with ease between the Hollywood new wave and the mainstream film industry, before also becoming an Oscar-winning director and producer in the ensuing decades.
Charles Robert Redford Jr. was born on August 18, 1936, in Santa Monica, California, to Charles Robert Redford Sr. and Martha Woodruff Redford, and he grew up in Van Nuys where he attended Van Nuys High School. After graduation he enrolled at the University of Colorado in Boulder on a baseball scholarship but left after a year and a half,
2025 has seen a steady list of deaths.
These individuals were brilliant satirist, mathematician, and musician; was the original lead vocalist for Iron Maiden; was a Major League baseball Hall of Fame player and manager; and was a swamp pop, Louisiana-based musician with a blend of rock ’n’ roll, rhythm and blues, and Cajun influence.
What happened in 1925?
Another year has passed. Every year I look back to see what was happening 100 years ago. On January 3, 1925 – Benito Mussolini made a pivotal speech in the Italian Chamber of Deputies which will be regarded by historians as the beginning of his dictatorship.
