Sept. 17, 2025

Remembering Robert Redford

Remembering Robert Redford
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Honoring the life and career of Robert Redford, who passed away at age 89, with trivia about his most acclaimed films, directorial achievements, and lasting contributions to independent cinema.

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Callarogus Shark Media. Greetings, trivia fans. I'm Mark Ellison, and

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today we honor the legendary Robert Redford, who passed away

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yesterday at the age of eighty nine. Let's celebrate his

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incredible legacy with questions about this Hollywood icon. Question one,

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in which nineteen seventy six film did Robert Redford star

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alongside Dustin Hoffman as Washington Post reporters investigating Watergate? Question two?

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Robert Redford won his only Academy Award for Best Director

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for which nineteen eighty family Drama starring Mary Tyler Moore?

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Question three? What film festival and institute did Robert Redford

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found in Utah to support independent filmmakers? Question four? In

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which nineteen seventy three kper film did Redford reunite with

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Paul Newman playing con artists in depression era Chicago? Question five?

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What was the name of Redford's character in the nineteen

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sixty nine western Butch Cassidy and The Sun Dance Kid.

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We'll be right back with these legendary answers after this break.

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Welcome back, trivia fans. Let's reveal today's Robert Redford tribute

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answers Question one, which nineteen seventy six Watergate film starred

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Redford and Hoffman, Answer All the President's Men. Redford played

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Bob Woodward alongside Dustin Hoffman's Carl Bernstein. Redford was also

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a producer on the film, which was nominated for eight

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Academy Awards and won four, including Best Supporting Actor for

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Jason Robard's Question two, which nineteen eighty film earned Redford

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his Oscar Answer Ordinary People. This marked Redford's directorial debut,

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and he beat Martin Scorsese Raging Bull to win Best Director.

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The film dealt with a family coping with tragedy and

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starred Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, and Timothy Hutton. Question three,

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What festival did Redford found? Answer The Sundance Film Festival.

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Founded in nineteen seventy eight as the Utah US Film Festival,

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it was later renamed after Redford's character from Butch Cassidy.

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The festival became the premier showcase for independent cinema and

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launched countless filmmaking careers. Question four, which nineteen seventy three

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con Artist film reunited Redford with Newman. Answer The Sting,

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set in nineteen thirty six Chicago, The film won seven

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Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Redford played Johnny Hooker, small

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time grifter who did with Newman's Henry Gundorff to pull

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off an elaborate con on a crime boss. Question five,

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What was Redford's character name in Butch Cassidy Answer, The

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Sundance Kid, whose real name was Harry Alonso Longaba. This

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role made Redford a star and gave its name to

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his future film institute. The character was based on the

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real life outlaw who rode with Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch.

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That concludes today's five Daily Trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison,

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and today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology.

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If you'd like to enjoy five daily trivia questions without ads,

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check the link in our show notes. See you tomorrow.