Remembering Robert Redford

0:03 Callarogus Shark Media. Greetings, trivia fans. I'm Mark Ellison, and today we honor the legendary Robert Redford, who passed away yesterday at the age of eighty nine. Let's celebrate his incredible legacy with questions about this Hollywood icon. Question one, in which nineteen seventy six film did Robert Redford star alongside Dustin Hoffman as Washington Post reporters investigating Watergate? Question two? Robert Redford won his only Academy Award for Best Director for which nineteen eighty family Drama starring Mary Tyler Moore?

0:50 Question three? What film festival and institute did Robert Redford found in Utah to support independent filmmakers? Question four? In which nineteen seventy three kper film did Redford reunite with Paul Newman playing con artists in depression era Chicago? Question five? What was the name of Redford's character in the nineteen sixty nine western Butch Cassidy and The Sun Dance Kid. We'll be right back with these legendary answers after this break.

1:32 Welcome back, trivia fans. Let's reveal today's Robert Redford tribute answers Question one, which nineteen seventy six Watergate film starred Redford and Hoffman, Answer All the President's Men. Redford played Bob Woodward alongside Dustin Hoffman's Carl Bernstein. Redford was also a producer on the film, which was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won four, including Best Supporting Actor for Jason Robard's Question two, which nineteen eighty film earned Redford his Oscar Answer Ordinary People. This marked Redford's directorial debut, and he beat Martin Scorsese Raging Bull to win Best Director.

2:14 The film dealt with a family coping with tragedy and starred Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, and Timothy Hutton. Question three, What festival did Redford found? Answer The Sundance Film Festival. Founded in nineteen seventy eight as the Utah US Film Festival, it was later renamed after Redford's character from Butch Cassidy. The festival became the premier showcase for independent cinema and launched countless filmmaking careers. Question four, which nineteen seventy three con Artist film reunited Redford with Newman. Answer The Sting, set in nineteen thirty six Chicago, The film won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Redford played Johnny Hooker, small time grifter who did with Newman's Henry Gundorff to pull off an elaborate con on a crime boss. Question five, What was Redford's character name in Butch Cassidy Answer, The Sundance Kid, whose real name was Harry Alonso Longaba. This role made Redford a star and gave its name to his future film institute. The character was based on the real life outlaw who rode with Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch.

3:25 That concludes today's five Daily Trivia questions. I'm Mark Ellison, and today's questions were crafted with the help of AI technology. If you'd like to enjoy five daily trivia questions without ads, check the link in our show notes. See you tomorrow.