106-748: Charles Robert Redford Jr. (born August 18, 1936) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous accolades such as an Academy Award , a BAFTA Award , and two Golden Globe Awards , as well as the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1994, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1996, the Academy Honorary Award in 2002, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2005, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, and
212-477: A Golden Globe for best new star, he played a bisexual movie star who marries starlet Natalie Wood , and rejoined her along with Charles Bronson for Sydney Pollack 's This Property Is Condemned (1966) — again, as her lover, though this time in a film which achieved even greater success. The same year saw his first teaming (on equal footing) with Jane Fonda , in Arthur Penn 's The Chase . This film marked
318-548: A cameo appearance in Avengers: Endgame , filmed in 2017 prior to the completion of the former film. In his directing debut, Redford won the 1980 Academy Award for Best Director for the film Ordinary People . He was a 2002 Academy Honorary Award recipient at the 74th Academy Awards. In 2017, he was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 74th Venice Film Festival . On February 22, 2019, Redford received
424-730: A council and mayoralty . Controlled largely by a group of merchant families, the Tribes of Galway , the city grew into a trading port. Following a period of decline, as of the 21st century, Galway is a tourist destination known for festivals and events including the Galway International Arts Festival . In 2018, Galway was named the European Region of Gastronomy . The city was the European Capital of Culture for 2020, alongside Rijeka , Croatia . The city's name comes from
530-948: A leading man in films such as Barefoot in the Park (1967), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Jeremiah Johnson (1972), and The Candidate (1972). He received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the crime caper The Sting (1973). He continued to star in such films as The Way We Were (1973), All the President's Men (1976), and The Electric Horseman (1979). Redford made his directorial film debut with Ordinary People (1980), which won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director . During this time, he starred in films such as Brubaker (1980), The Natural (1984), and Out of Africa (1985). He released his third film as
636-655: A "bad" student, finding inspiration outside the classroom in art and sports. He hit tennis balls with Pancho Gonzales at the Los Angeles Tennis Club to help Gonzales warm up for matches. After graduating from high school in 1954, he attended the University of Colorado in Boulder for a year and a half, where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity . While there, he worked at a restaurant/bar called The Sink, where
742-495: A "monarchy in disguise" and stated "[i]t's time for Trump to go." Redford later co-authored another op-ed in which he criticized Trump's handling of the coronavirus pandemic while also citing the collective public response to the pandemic as a model for how to respond to climate change. He criticized the decision to withdraw from the Paris Agreement . In July 2020, Redford penned an op-ed in which he stated President Trump lacks
848-495: A "moral compass." In the same piece, he announced that he would be voting for Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election . Redford was opposed to the TransCanada Corporation 's Keystone Pipeline . In 2013, he was identified by its CEO, Russ Girling , for leading the anti-pipeline protest movement. In April 2014, Redford, a Pitzer College Trustee, and Pitzer College President Laura Skandera Trombley announced that
954-548: A billionaire businessman who tests a couple's morals; the film became one of the year's biggest hits. He co-starred with Michelle Pfeiffer in the newsroom romance Up Close & Personal (1996), and with Kristin Scott Thomas and a young Scarlett Johansson in The Horse Whisperer (1998), which he also directed. Redford also continued work in films with political contexts, such as Havana (1990), playing Jack Weil,
1060-716: A connection to Galway. The writer and publisher Frank Harris was born in Galway. The James Hardiman Library at the University of Galway houses around 350 archived and/or digitised collections including the Thomas Kilroy Collection, the Brendan Duddy Papers on the Northern Ireland conflict, the John McGahern archive and the manuscript Minutes of Galway City Council from the 15th to mid-19th centuries. Among
1166-636: A deal with Showtime to start a 24-hour cable television channel devoted to airing independent films. The Sundance Channel premiered on February 29, 1996. On August 9, 1958, Redford married Lola Van Wagenen in Las Vegas. A second reception was held at Lola's grandmother's home on September 12. They had four children: Scott Anthony Redford (September 1, 1959 – November 17, 1959), Shauna Jean Redford (b. November 15, 1960), David James Redford (May 5, 1962 – October 16, 2020), and Amy Hart Redford (b. October 22, 1970). Redford and Van Wagenen never publicly announced
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#17328490180571272-663: A director, A River Runs Through It , in 1992. He went on to receive Best Director and Best Picture nominations in 1995 for Quiz Show . In 1981 Redford cofounded the Sundance Resort and Film Institute . His later film roles include All Is Lost (2013), Truth (2015), Our Souls at Night (2017), and The Old Man & the Gun (2018). Redford portrayed Alexander Pierce in Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Redford
1378-522: A guest star on numerous television drama programs, including Naked City , Maverick , The Untouchables , The Americans , Whispering Smith , Perry Mason , Alfred Hitchcock Presents , Route 66 , Dr. Kildare , Playhouse 90 , Tate , The Twilight Zone , The Virginian , and Captain Brassbound's Conversion , among others. Redford made his screen debut in Tall Story (1960) in
1484-591: A man and a woman, of extraordinary appearance, have come to land on two tree trunks [or timbers? or a boat made of such?] The most likely explanation for these bodies is that they were Inuit swept eastward by the North Atlantic Current . During the 16th and 17th centuries, Galway remained loyal to the English crown for the most part, even during the Gaelic resurgence, perhaps for reasons of survival. However, by 1642
1590-656: A minor role. The film's stars were Anthony Perkins , Jane Fonda (her debut), and Ray Walston . After his Broadway success, he was cast in larger feature roles in movies. In 1960, Redford was cast as Danny Tilford, a mentally disturbed young man trapped in the wreckage of his family garage, in "Breakdown", one of the last episodes of the syndicated adventure series, Rescue 8 , starring Jim Davis and Lang Jeffries . Redford earned an Emmy nomination as Best Supporting Actor for his performance in The Voice of Charlie Pont (ABC, 1962). One of his last television appearances until 2019
1696-605: A more complacent movie star in the last decade, but he has become a more daring and accomplished filmmaker. "Quiz Show" is his best movie since "Ordinary People". Redford continued as a major star throughout the 1990s and 2000s. He released his third film as a director, A River Runs Through It , in 1992, which was a return to mainstream success for Redford as a director and brought a young Brad Pitt to greater prominence. In 1993, he played what became one of his most popular and recognized roles, starring in Indecent Proposal as
1802-462: A naval base from which his fleet operated. A new settlement grew around it. During the Norman invasion of Connacht in the 1230s, Dún Gaillimhe was captured by Richard Mor de Burgh , who had led the invasion. As the de Burghs eventually became Gaelicised , the merchants of the town, the Tribes of Galway , pushed for greater control over the walled city . This led to their gaining complete control over
1908-499: A nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director . In 1994 he directed the exposé Quiz Show about the quiz show scandal of the late 1950s. In the latter film, Redford worked from a screenplay by Paul Attanasio with noted cinematographer Michael Ballhaus and a strong cast that featured Paul Scofield , John Turturro , Rob Morrow , and Ralph Fiennes . David Ansen of Newsweek wrote, "Robert Redford may have become
2014-446: A nomination. The movie proved to be Redford's biggest success of the decade and Redford and Pollack's most successful of their seven movies together. Redford's next film, Legal Eagles (1986) alongside Debra Winger , was only a minor success at the box office. Redford did not direct again until The Milagro Beanfield War (1988), a well-crafted, though not commercially successful, screen version of John Nichols 's acclaimed novel of
2120-815: A painting of his likeness now figures prominently among the bar's murals. While at Colorado, Redford began drinking heavily and, as a result, lost his half-scholarship and was kicked out of school. He went on to travel in Europe , living in France , Spain , and Italy . He later studied painting at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and took classes at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts (Class of 1959) in New York City. Redford's career, like that of many major stars who emerged in
2226-572: A professional gambler in 1959 Cuba during the Revolution, as well as Sneakers (1992), in which he co-starred with River Phoenix and Sidney Poitier . Redford also directed Matt Damon and Will Smith in The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000). He appeared as a disgraced Army general sent to prison in the prison drama The Last Castle (2001), directed by Rod Lurie. In the same year, Redford reteamed with Brad Pitt for Spy Game , another success for
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#17328490180572332-504: A role as a lifelong bank robber feels like a fitting cap to a career effectively launched half a century ago with his role alongside Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ." In August 2018, Redford announced his retirement from acting after completion of the film, though the following month, Redford stated that he "regretted" announcing his retirement because "you never know". He briefly reprised his role as Alexander Pierce for
2438-501: A separation or divorce, but in 1982, entertainment columnist Shirley Eder reported that the pair "have been very much apart for a number of years." In 1991, Parade magazine stated, "it is unclear whether the divorce has been finalized." Many websites say they were divorced in 1985. Scott Redford died of sudden infant death syndrome at the age of 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 months and is buried at Provo City Cemetery in Provo, Utah . Shauna Redford
2544-645: A solid resemblance to Rather but not quite enough to make you forget whom you’re watching, plays the veteran newsman with easy gravitas, inner strength and a gentle paternal twinkle, with little display of the anger and volatility for which he was often known over the course of his storied career." In 2016, he took the supporting role of Mr. Meacham in the Disney remake Pete's Dragon . The next year, Redford starred in The Discovery and Our Souls at Night , both released on Netflix streaming in 2017. The latter film, which
2650-705: A son named Charles, the first in line to have been given the name. Regarding Redford's maternal lineage, the Harts were Irish from Galway and the Greens were Scots-Irish who settled in the United States in the 18th century. Redford's family lived in Van Nuys while his father worked in El Segundo . Robert attended Van Nuys High School , where he was classmates with baseball pitcher Don Drysdale . He has described himself as having been
2756-697: A year in Galway to hear original actions (actions that are not appeals from lower courts). It also sits twice a year in Galway to hear appeals from the Circuit Court in civil and family law cases. Its decisions can be appealed to the Court of Appeal , or in some instances, to the Supreme Court , which sits in Dublin. Galway is known as Ireland's Cultural Heart ( Croí Cultúrtha na hÉireann ) and hosts numerous festivals, celebrations and events. Every November, Galway hosts
2862-613: Is ceann an bhalla ("the end of the wall"), now known as the Spanish Arch , constructed during the mayoralty of Wylliam Martin (1519–20). In 1477 Christopher Columbus visited Galway, possibly stopping off on a voyage to Iceland or the Faroe Islands . Seven or eight years later, he noted in the margin of his copy of Imago Mundi : Men of Cathay have come from the west. [Of this] we have seen many signs. And especially in Galway in Ireland,
2968-521: Is a list of awards and nominations received by American actor, director and producer Robert Redford . He was first nominated for an Academy Award in 1973 for his role as Johnny "Kelly" Hooker in The Sting . He then won Best Director in 1980 for Ordinary People . In 1994, he was nominated twice for Best Picture and Best Director for Quiz Show . He has been nominated for seven Golden Globes , winning two for Inside Daisy Clover as New Star of
3074-589: Is a painter and married to journalist Eric Schlosser . James Redford was a writer and producer, while Amy Redford is an actress, director, and producer. Redford has seven grandchildren. On July 11, 2009, Redford married his longtime girlfriend, Sibylle Szaggars, at the Louis C. Jacob Hotel in Hamburg , Germany. She had moved in with Redford in 1996 and shared his home in Sundance, Utah . In May 2011, Robert Redford: The Biography
3180-538: Is a platform for international cinema in Ireland and an advocate for Irish national cinema, for which the festival's identity has become synonymous. The Galway Film Fleadh is an industry festival, with many industry events taking place under the name of the Galway Film Fair. In 2014, a MovieMaker magazine panel of U.S. filmmakers, critics and industry executives included the Galway Film Fleadh on its list of
3286-557: Is evenly distributed throughout the year. The average January temperature in the city is 5.9 °C (43 °F) and the average July temperature is 15.9 °C (61 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Galway was 31.7 °C (89.1 °F) in July 1921, whilst the lowest temperature recorded was −11.7 °C (10.9 °F) in January 1945. While extreme weather is rare, the city and county can experience severe windstorms that are
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3392-455: Is no longer awarded. In 1976, Robert Redford published The Outlaw Trail: A Journey Through Time . Redford states, "The Outlaw Trail. It was a name that fascinated me - a geographical anchor in Western folklore. Whether real or imagined, it was a name that, for me, held a kind of magic, a freedom, a mystery. I wanted to see it in much the same way as the outlaws did, by horse and by foot, and document
3498-662: Is responsible for indicting the accused and sending them forward for trial at the Circuit Court and the Central Criminal Court . The Circuit Court in Galway tries all indictable offences (those cases triable by a judge and jury), except murder, rape, treason, piracy and genocide, which are reserved to the Central Criminal Court. It can also hear appeals from the District Court. Its decisions can be appealed to
3604-434: Is so square it’s like something out of the gray twilight glow of the golden age of television. Even the military plot, which clunks, seems to be taking place on stage." In 2010, Redford released The Conspirator , a period drama revolving around the assassination of Abraham Lincoln . Redford appeared in the 2011 documentary Buck by Cindy Meehl , where he discussed his experiences with title subject Buck Brannaman during
3710-518: Is the first quote on the back cover of Donald Trump 's book Crippled America (2015), saying of Trump's candidacy, "I'm glad he's in there, being the way he is, and saying what he says and the ways he says it, I think shakes things up and I think that is very needed." A representative later clarified that Redford's statement, taken from a longer conversation with Larry King, was not intended to endorse Trump for president. In 2019, Redford penned an op-ed in which he referred to Trump's administration as
3816-521: Is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht , the fifth most populous city on the island of Ireland and the fourth most populous in the Republic of Ireland , with a population at the 2022 census of 85,910. Located near an earlier settlement, Galway grew around a fortification built by the King of Connacht in 1124. A municipal charter in 1484 allowed citizens of the by then walled city to form
3922-766: Is the president and co-founder of Sundance Productions, with Laura Michalchyshyn. Most recently, Sundance Productions produced Chicagoland (CNN) , Cathedrals of Culture ( Berlin Film Festival ), The March (PBS) and Emmy nominee All The President's Men Revisited ( Discovery ), Isabella Rossellini 's Green Porno Live! , and To Russia With Love on Epix . Since founding the nonprofit Sundance Institute in Park City, Utah, in 1981, Redford has been deeply involved with independent film . Through its various workshop programs and popular film festival, Sundance has provided support for independent filmmakers. In 1995, Redford signed
4028-540: Is the smallest museum in Ireland. Nora was the lover, companion and, later, wife of writer James Joyce . Fort Hill Cemetery, on Lough Atalia Road, is the oldest cemetery still in use in Galway City. On the northern wall is a memorial to more than 300 sailors of the Spanish Armada who were executed en masse and buried here in the 1580s. Rahoon Cemetery (officially known as Mount St. Joseph Cemetery), Rahoon Road, on
4134-579: The Battle of Aughrim in 1691. The great families of Galway were ruined. The city later suffered further under the Great Famine of 1845–1852 . Like most of Ireland , Galway has an oceanic climate ( Cfb ) according to the Köppen climate classification , being one of the world's mildest cities for latitude, partly because it is on an island. Galway has a year-round mild, moist, temperate and changeable climate, due to
4240-469: The Court of Appeal . Civilly, the court is limited to compensation claims of not more than €75,000. Both parties may waive this amount and grant the court unlimited jurisdiction. Divorce, Judicial Separation and probate cases can be heard provided they are within the financial parameters of the court's jurisdiction. Decisions in civil cases can be appealed to the High Court . The High Court sits four times
4346-843: The Galway City Museum . In 1579, Elizabeth I confirmed the city's charter and appointed the Mayor as 'Admiral of the Bay and of the Aran islands'. The title, though extant, is rarely used except for ceremonial purposes. The highest honour the city can bestow is the Freedom of the city. Among the names on the Roll of Honour are: Douglas Hyde , President of Ireland , 1939; Éamon de Valera , Taoiseach , 1946; Seán T. O'Kelly , President of Ireland, 1950; Robert F. Wagner , Mayor of New York, 1961; John F. Kennedy , President of
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4452-643: The Honorary César at the 44th César Awards in Paris. Redford attended the University of Colorado in the 1950s and received an honorary degree in 1988. In 1989, the National Audubon Society awarded Redford its highest honor, the Audubon Medal. In 1995, he received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Bard College . Redford received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts from Brown University at
4558-587: The Honorary César in 2019. He was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2014. Appearing onstage in the late 1950s, Redford's television career began in 1960, with appearances on Alfred Hitchcock Presents in 1961 and The Twilight Zone in 1962. His greatest Broadway success was as the stuffy newlywed husband in Neil Simon 's Barefoot in the Park (1963). Redford made his film debut in War Hunt (1962). He gained success as
4664-539: The KLM Flight 607-E crash, off the coast of Galway, on 14 August 1958. There are several smaller cemeteries within the city boundaries. Some are no longer in use or are used primarily by families with ancient burial rights. These are St James's Cemetery (Teampall) in Glenina Heights, Menlo Cemetery near Menlo Castle , Ballybrit Graveyard near the entrance to Galway Racecourse , and a very ancient early Christian graveyard at Roscam near Merlin Park. Several city churches have graveyards attached which were formerly used for
4770-426: The Sundance Film Festival , which became the country's largest festival for independent films. In 2008, Sundance exhibited 125 feature-length films from 34 countries, with more than 50,000 attendees in Salt Lake City , and Park City, Utah . Robert Redford also founded the Sundance Institute ; Sundance Cinemas ; Sundance Catalog; and the Sundance Channel ; all in and around Park City, 30 miles (48 km) north of
4876-454: The single transferable vote . The City Council is chaired by a mayor who is elected to a one-year term by fellow councillors. The role of mayor is mainly ceremonial, although they do have the casting vote. The first mayor was Peirce Lynch Fitzjohn, elected in 1485. The current mayor, Cllr. Clodagh Higgins, was elected in June 2022. In 1937, the Urban District of Galway became the Borough of Galway, remaining party of County Galway . In 1986,
4982-475: The "Jack Taylor" crime novels of Ken Bruen . Galway has four cinema complexes within or near the city centre: the 11-screen IMC cinema, the 9-screen EYE cinema, the 10-screen Omniplex in Salthill and the 3-screen arthouse cinema Pálás. On 1 December 2014, Galway was granted designation as a Unesco "City of Film" . Galway is home to the Galway Film Fleadh , Ireland's foremost film festival, which takes place over six days each July. The Galway Film Fleadh
5088-433: The 1950s, began in New York City, where the actor found work both on stage and in television. His Broadway debut was in a small role in Tall Story (1959), followed by parts in The Highest Tree (1959) and Sunday in New York (1961). His biggest Broadway success was as the stuffy newlywed husband of Elizabeth Ashley in the original 1963 cast of Neil Simon 's Barefoot in the Park . Starting in 1960, Redford appeared as
5194-620: The 2006 census, 15.4% of the population were aged 0–14, 76.1% were aged 15–64, and 8.5% were aged over 65. 51.9% of the population were female and 48.1% were male. As of the 2016 census , the population of the city and suburbs were 70.8% white Irish, 14.68% other white, 3.08% black/black Irish, 3.07% Asian/Asian Irish, 2.2% other, with 4% not stating an ethnicity. By the 2022 census , 64.3% of respondents identified as white Irish, 12.98% other white, 2.8% black/black Irish, 4.7% Asian/Asian Irish, 2.7% other, with 10.3% not stating an ethnicity. In 2016, there were 16,844 families in Galway City. As of
5300-542: The 2022 census, 17,245 families were reported, an increase of over 2% from 2016. The average number of children per family in the city was 1.10, lower than the national average of 1.34. With a population of 79,934, Galway is the fourth most populous urban area in the State and the 23rd most populous area of local government. Services such as waste collection, recycling, traffic control, parks and housing are controlled by an eighteen-member city council elected to five-year terms by proportional representation through means of
5406-422: The 240th Commencement exercises on May 25, 2008, with the actor also speaking at the ceremonies. He was a 2010 recipient of the New Mexico Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts. On May 24, 2015, Redford delivered the commencement address and received an honorary degree from Colby College in Maine. In 1996, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts from President Bill Clinton . On October 14, 2010, Redford
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#17328490180575512-415: The Borough of Galway became the County Borough of Galway and ceased to part of County Galway. In 2001, it was renamed Galway City. The symbols of the office of the Mayor and the emblems of the dignity of the City Council are the Civic Sword (1620s) and the Great Mace (1710) which are carried in procession before the Mayor and Council on solemn civic occasions. When not in ceremonial use they can be seen at
5618-424: The Irish name Gaillimh , which formed the western boundary of the earliest settlement, Dún Gaillimhe "Fort Gaillimh". (Mythical and alternative derivations of the name are given in History of Galway ). Historically, the name was anglicised as Galliv or Gallive , closer to the Irish pronunciation. The city's name in Latin is Galvia . Residents of the city are referred to as Galwegians. The city also bears
5724-455: The Kennedy Park section of Eyre Square, prior to the Square's renovation. A replica of the statue was erected in Eyre Square in 2017. The museum is near the Spanish Arch , the historical remnants of the 16th century wall. The city's university, the University of Galway , has several museums, including the James Mitchell Geology Museum and the Computing and Communications Museum of Ireland . The Nora Barnacle House Museum in Bowling Green
5830-436: The New Cemetery, as it also known), Cemetery Cross, Bohermore , is the second cemetery operated by Galway City Council. It contains two mortuary chapels and is the burial place of several important Galwegians, including writer Pádraic Ó Conaire , propagandist William Joyce , dramatist Lady Gregory and sports official Michael Morris, 3rd Baron Killanin . The cemetery also contains a gravesite and memorial to those who died in
5936-436: The Oscar for Best Supporting Actor . The film is one of the most critically and publicly acclaimed films of the decade, winning four Academy Awards , including Best Director for Redford himself, and Best Picture . Critic Roger Ebert declared the film as a "is an intelligent, perceptive, and deeply moving film." Later that year he appeared in the prison drama Brubaker (1980), playing a prison warden attempting to reform
6042-446: The Republican nomination for Utah's 3rd congressional district in 1990. Redford also supported Gary Herbert , another Republican and a friend, in Herbert's successful 2004 campaign to be elected Utah's Lieutenant Governor . Herbert later became Governor of Utah . As an avid environmentalist, Redford is a trustee of the Natural Resources Defense Council . He endorsed Democratic President Barack Obama for re-election in 2012. Redford
6148-463: The Southwest. The Milagro Beanfield War is the story of the people of Milagro, New Mexico (based on the real town of Truchas in northern New Mexico), overcoming big developers who set about to ruin their community and force them out with tax increases. Other directorial projects have included the period drama A River Runs Through It (1992), based on Norman Maclean 's novella starring Craig Sheffer , Brad Pitt , and Tom Skerritt . Redford received
6254-435: The Sundance Kid, he won a British Academy of Film and Television Award (BAFTA) for that role and his parts in Downhill Racer (1969) and Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969). The latter two films and the subsequent Little Fauss and Big Halsy (1970), and The Hot Rock (1972) were not commercially successful. Redford had long harbored ambitions to work on both sides of the camera. As early as 1969, Redford had served as
6360-442: The Sundance ski area. Redford also owned a Park City restaurant, Zoom, that closed in May 2017. Robert Redford is the co-owner of Wildwood Enterprises, Inc ., with Bill Holderman, producer, with the following film credits: Lions for Lambs ; Quiz Show ; A River Runs Through It ; Ordinary People ; The Horse Whisperer ; The Legend of Bagger Vance ; Slums of Beverly Hills ; The Motorcycle Diaries ; and The Conspirator . Redford
6466-595: The Triskelion. Redford was a co-producer and, with Emma Thompson and Nick Nolte , acted in the film A Walk in the Woods (2015), based on Bill Bryson 's book of the same name. Redford had optioned the film rights for the book from Bryson after reading it more than a decade earlier, with the intent of costarring in it with Paul Newman but had shelved the project after his death. The same year, he played news anchor Dan Rather in James Vanderbilt 's Truth alongside Cate Blanchett . The film received mixed reviews with Justin Chang of Variety noting, "Redford, who bears
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#17328490180576572-430: The Tulca Festival of Visual Arts as well as numerous festivals. On 1 December 2014, the Director General of UNESCO announced the official designation of Galway as a UNESCO City of Film. In 2004, there were three dance organisations, ten festival companies, two film organisations, two Irish language organisations, 23 musical organisations, twelve theatre companies, two visual arts groups, and four writers' groups based in
6678-462: The US, 1963; Pope John Paul II , 1979; Ronald Reagan , President of the US, 1984; Hillary Clinton , 1999; Richard M. Daley , Mayor of Chicago, 2003; Nelson Mandela , 2003; Aung San Suu Kyi , Burmese activist/leader, 2005; Garry Hynes , Druid Theatre Founder, 2006; and Michael D. Higgins , President of Ireland, 2012. Galway City is part of the Galway West constituency of Dáil Éireann . Its TDs are: President of Ireland Michael D. Higgins
6784-460: The Year – Actor (1965), Ordinary People as Best Director (1980), and won the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1994. He was awarded the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1995. Galway Galway ( / ˈ ɡ ɔː l w eɪ / GAWL -way ; Irish : Gaillimh , pronounced [ˈɡal̠ʲɪvʲ] ) is a city in (and the county town of) County Galway . It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay . It
6890-466: The actor's offscreen concerns for political causes. The film landed eight Academy Award nominations, including for Best Picture and Best Director ( Alan J. Pakula ), while winning for the Best Screenplay (Goldman). It won the New York Film Critics Award for Best Picture and Best Director. In 1977, Redford appeared in a segment of the war film A Bridge Too Far (1977). Then he took a two-year hiatus from movies, before starring as past-his-prime rodeo star in
6996-404: The adventure with text and photographs." All the President's Men (1976), in which Redford and Hoffman play Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein , was a landmark film for Redford. Not only was he the executive producer and co-star, but the film's serious subject matter — the Watergate scandal — and its attempt to create a realistic portrayal of journalism also reflected
7102-494: The adventure-romance The Electric Horseman (1979). This film reunited him with Jane Fonda , finishing at No. 9 in the box office for 1980. His first film as director was the drama film Ordinary People (1980), a drama about the slow disintegration of an upper-middle class family after the death of a son. Redford was credited with obtaining a powerful dramatic performance from Mary Tyler Moore , as well as superb work from Donald Sutherland and Timothy Hutton , who also won
7208-480: The city and to the granting of mayoral status by the English crown in December 1484. Galway endured difficult relations with its Irish neighbours. A notice over the west gate of the city, completed in 1562 by Mayor Thomas Óge Martyn , stated "From the Ferocious O'Flahertys may God protect us". A by-law forbade the native Irish (as opposed to Galway's Hiberno-Norman citizens) unrestricted access into Galway, saying "neither O' nor Mac shall strutte nor swagger through
7314-412: The city had allied itself with the Catholic Confederation of Kilkenny during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms . During the resulting Cromwellian conquest of Ireland , Cromwellian forces captured the city after a nine-month siege . At the end of the 17th century, the city supported the Jacobites in the Williamite war in Ireland and was captured by the Williamites after a very short siege not long after
7420-413: The city. Furthermore, there were 51 venues for events, most of which were specialised for a certain field (e.g. concert venues or visual arts galleries), though ten were described as being 'multiple event' venues. The main squares in the city are Eyre Square (containing John F. Kennedy Park) in the centre of the city, and Spanish Parade next to the Spanish Arch . In 2007, Galway was named as one of
7526-464: The college will divest fossil fuel stocks from its endowment; at the time, it was the higher education institution with the largest endowment in the US to make this commitment. The press conference was held at the LA Press Club. In November 2012, Pitzer launched the Robert Redford Conservancy for Southern California Sustainability at Pitzer College. List of awards and nominations received by Robert Redford Robert Redford in 2012 The following
7632-429: The east side of Mount Timpanogos northeast of Provo , Utah, called "Timp Haven". He renamed it " Sundance " after his Sundance Kid character. Redford's ex-wife Lola was from Utah and they had built a home in the area in 1963. Portions of the movie Jeremiah Johnson (1972), a film which is both one of Redford's favorites and one that has heavily influenced him, was shot near the ski area. Redford went on to create
7738-876: The eight "sexiest cities" in the world. A 2008 poll ranked Galway as the 42nd best tourist destination in the world, or 14th in Europe and 2nd in Ireland (behind Dingle ). It was ranked ahead of all European capitals except Edinburgh , and many traditional tourist destinations (such as Venice ). The New Zealand Herald listed Galway as one of 'five great cities to visit in 2014'. Among the poets currently writing in Galway are Fred Johnston , Patrick Deeley , Rita Ann Higgins , Mary O'Malley , Moya Cannon , Eva Bourke , Kevin Higgins , Ndrek Gjini, and Elaine Feeney . Walter Macken , Eilís Dillon , Máirtín Ó Direáin , Máirtín Ó Cadhain , Liam O'Flaherty , Pádraic Ó Conaire and Ken Bruen are well-known writers in both English and Irish with
7844-549: The executive producer for Downhill Racer . The political satire The Candidate (1972) was a moderate box office and critical success. Starting in 1973, Redford experienced an almost-unparalleled four-year run of box office success. The western Jeremiah Johnson ' s (1972) box office earnings from early 1973 until its second re-release in 1975 would have placed it as the No. 2 highest-grossing film of 1973. The romantic period drama with Barbra Streisand , The Way We Were (1973),
7950-399: The exemplary quality, skill and innovation of their work, but also in their public commitment to social responsibility, to increasing awareness of global issues and events, and to inspiring and empowering young people." With the financial proceeds of his acting success, starting with his salaries from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and Downhill Racer , Redford bought a ski area on
8056-494: The film's making, Redford was credited by director Walter Salles for being instrumental in getting it made and released. Back in front of the camera, Redford received good notices for his role in director Lasse Hallström 's An Unfinished Life (2005) as a cantankerous rancher who is forced to take in his estranged daughter-in-law (Jennifer Lopez)—whom he blames for his son's death—and the granddaughter he never knew he had when they fled an abusive relationship. The film, which sat on
8162-607: The film, in which he is its only cast member and there is almost no dialogue. Redford was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and won the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor , his first time winning an acting honour from that group (he had been nominated in 1969 for Downhill Racer ). Ali Arikan wrote in RogerEbert.com , "Chandor plays to Redford's strengths: his battered visage, calm determination, and detachment from
8268-484: The interment of clergy and parishioners – Castlegar Church, Claddagh Church', St Patrick's Church on Forster Street and St. Nicholas' Collegiate Church. Several bishops are buried in the crypt below the RC Cathedral but this not usually open to the public. The 2022 census indicated that Galway city had a population of 85,910, an increase of over 10,000 from the 2011 census figures. As of 2009, approximately 80% of
8374-628: The literary magazines published in Galway are The Galway Review , Crannóg Magazine , which describes itself as 'Ireland's premier independent fiction and poetry magazine since 2002' and ROPES , an annual literary journal published by students of the MA in Literature and Publishing at the University of Galway . Galway also has Charlie Byrne's Bookshop . Gretta Conroy, in James Joyce's short story "The Dead", remembers her lover Michael Furey throwing stones against
8480-481: The niche he was seeking in George Roy Hill 's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), scripted by William Goldman , in which he was paired for the first time with Paul Newman . The film was a huge success and made him a major bankable star, cementing his screen image as an intelligent, reliable, sometimes sardonic good guy. While Redford did not receive an Academy Award or Golden Globe nomination for playing
8586-588: The nickname "City of the Tribes" ( Irish : Cathair na dTreabh ) because of the fourteen merchant families called the " tribes of Galway " who led the city in its Hiberno-Norman period . Built on the site of an earlier settlement, Dún Gaillimhe ("Fort at the Mouth (bottom) of the Gaillimh") was completed in 1124, by the King of Connacht and High King of Ireland Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair (1088–1156). The castle served as
8692-599: The only time Redford would star with Marlon Brando . Fonda and Redford were paired again in the popular big-screen version of Barefoot in the Park (1967) and were again co-stars many years later in Pollack's The Electric Horseman (1979), followed 38 years later with a Netflix feature, Our Souls at Night . After this initial success, Redford became concerned about his blond male stereotype image and refused roles in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and The Graduate . Redford found
8798-485: The pair but with Redford switching this time from director to actor. During that time, he planned to direct and star in a sequel of The Candidate but the project never happened. Redford, a leading environmental activist, narrated the IMAX documentary Sacred Planet (2004), a sweeping journey across the globe to some of its most exotic and endangered places. In The Clearing (2004), a thriller co-starring Helen Mirren, Redford
8904-438: The population of Galway were Irish. Following an influx of immigrants to Galway during the 2000s, approximately 20% of the population is non-Irish. Slightly more than half of this group (11.3%) are non-Irish Europeans, coming from Poland and other Central European and Baltic States , such as Latvia and Lithuania . Smaller numbers of Asian and African immigrants come from East Africa, Nigeria , Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka . In
9010-514: The prevailing winds of the North Atlantic Current together with the Gulf Stream (on the other side of the Atlantic temperatures can be 20 °C cooler or more.). The city does not experience temperature extremes, with temperatures below 0 °C (32 °F) and above 30 °C (86 °F) being rare. The city receives an average of 1,156 mm (45.51 in) of precipitation annually, which
9116-476: The production of The Horse Whisperer . In 2012, Redford directed The Company You Keep , in which he starred as a former Weather Underground activist who goes on the run after a journalist discovers his identity. The film starred himself, Shia LaBeouf and Julie Christie . In 2013, Redford starred in All Is Lost , directed by J.C. Chandor , about a man lost at sea. He received acclaim for his performance in
9222-399: The result of vigorous Atlantic depressions that occasionally pass along the north west coast of Ireland. Most of these storms occur between late autumn and early spring. Due to the city's northerly location, Galway has long summer days. Sunrise on summer solstice occurs at 05:07 WEST and sunset at 22:07. By contrast, on winter solstice, the sun rises at 08:49 WET , and sets at 16:19. On
9328-454: The richest prizes in the arts, given annually to "a man or woman who has made an outstanding contribution to the beauty of the world and to mankind's enjoyment and understanding of life." The University of Southern California (USC) School of Dramatic Arts announced the first annual Robert Redford Award for Engaged Artists in 2009. According to the school's website, the award was created "to honor those who have distinguished themselves not only in
9434-559: The shelf for many months while its distributor Miramax was restructured, was generally dismissed as clichéd and overly sentimental. Meanwhile, Redford returned to familiar territory when he reteamed with Meryl Streep 22 years after they starred in Out of Africa , for his personal project Lions for Lambs (2007), which also starred Tom Cruise . After a great deal of hype, the film opened to mixed reviews and disappointing box office. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "Lions for Lambs
9540-572: The spy thriller Three Days of the Condor (1975), alongside Faye Dunaway , which finished at Nos. 16 and 17 in box office grosses for 1975, respectively. In 1976 he co-starred with Dustin Hoffman in the No. 2 highest-grossing film for the year, the critically acclaimed All the President's Men . In 1975, 1977 and 1978, Redford won the Golden Globe for Favorite World Film Star, a popularity-based award that
9646-520: The streets of Galway" without permission. During the Middle Ages, Galway was ruled by an oligarchy of fourteen merchant families (twelve who claimed to be of Norman origin and two of Irish origin). These were the " Tribes of Galway ". The city thrived on international trade, and in the Middle Ages , it was the principal Irish port for trade with Spain and France. The most famous reminder of those days
9752-437: The system. Soon after that, he starred in the baseball drama The Natural (1984). Sydney Pollack's Out of Africa (1985), with Redford in the male lead role opposite Meryl Streep , became a large box office success (combined 1985 and 1986 grosses placed it at No. 5 for 1986), won a Golden Globe for Best Picture, and won seven Oscars , including Best Picture. Streep was nominated for Best Actress but Redford did not receive
9858-462: The title died in 1972, it is still used in a purely honorary and ceremonial context. The area is also known for its association with the Claddagh Ring . The Galway City Museum has two main sections: one about the heritage of Galway and one about Irish artists from the second half of the 20th century. This museum also houses the statue of the poet, Pádraic Ó Conaire which was originally located in
9964-580: The vagaries of a "normal" existence. In return, Redford gives the performance of the latter half of his career in a role that is not just physically, but also psychologically demanding". In April 2014, Redford played the main antagonist of the Marvel Studios superhero film Captain America: The Winter Soldier , Alexander Pierce , the head of S.H.I.E.L.D. and leader of the Hydra cell operating
10070-519: The west bank of the River Corrib as it enters the sea is the ancient neighbourhood of The Claddagh. For centuries it was an Irish-speaking enclave outside the city walls. Claddagh residents were mainly fisher folk and were governed by an elected 'King'. The King of the Claddagh settled or arbitrated disputes among the locals and had the privilege of a white sail on his fishing boat. While the last holder of
10176-461: The western edge of the city affords views of the city. It is one of two cemeteries operated by Galway City Council . Among the people buried here are Michael Bodkin (an admirer of Nora Barnacle who was the inspiration for James Joyce's character Michael Furey in " The Dead "), Michael Feeney (the "lover" in Joyce's poem She Weeps Over Rahoon ), and actress Siobhán McKenna . Bohermore Cemetery (or
10282-504: The window of her grandmother's house on Nun's Island, in the city. Joyce's poem She Weeps Over Rahoon describes the grief of Joyce's wife Nora Barnacle over the death of her onetime boyfriend Michael Bodkin. Both Bodkin and Nora were from Galway and Bodkin is buried in Rahoon Cemetery in the western suburbs of the city. Walter Macken 's novel Rain on the Wind is set in the city, as are
10388-482: Was TD for the Galway West parliamentary constituency, of which Galway City is a part, from 1981 to 1982 and from 1987 to 2011. He was also Mayor of Galway for two terms, 1981–82 and 1990–91. Galway's District Court is the main court of summary jurisdiction and hears minor cases without a jury. It is responsible for hearing small civil claims, and certain family law cases, administers the liquor licensing laws and
10494-514: Was a successful businessman whose kidnapping unearths the secrets and inadequacies that led to his achieving the American Dream. Redford stepped back into producing with The Motorcycle Diaries (2004), a coming-of-age road film about a young medical student, Ernesto "Che" Guevara, and his friend Alberto Granado. It also explored the political and social issues of South America that influenced Guevara and shaped his future. With five years spent on
10600-611: Was also produced by Redford, reunited him with co-star Jane Fonda for the fourth time and garnered positive reviews. Redford played bank robber Forrest Tucker in the David Lowery directed drama film The Old Man & the Gun , which was released in September 2018, and for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. Alissa Wikinson wrote in Vox , "In The Old Man & the Gun, both Redford and Lowery are returning to their roots. For Redford,
10706-599: Was appointed chevalier of the Légion d'honneur by President Nicolas Sarkozy . On November 22, 2016, President Barack Obama honored Redford with a Presidential Medal of Freedom . In December 2005, he received the Kennedy Center Honors for his contributions to American culture. The honors recipients are recognized for their lifetime contributions to American culture through the performing arts: whether in dance, music, theater, opera, motion pictures or television. In 2008, Redford received The Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize , one of
10812-709: Was born on August 18, 1936, in Santa Monica, California , to Martha Woodruff Redford ( née Hart; 1914–1955) and Charles Robert Redford Sr. (1914–1991), an accountant. He has a paternal half-brother, William. Redford is of English , Scottish , and Irish ancestry. His patrilineal great-great-grandfather, a Protestant Englishman named Elisha Redford, married Mary Ann McCreery, of Irish Catholic descent, in Manchester, Lancashire, England . They emigrated to New York City in 1849, immediately settling in Stonington, Connecticut . They had
10918-420: Was on October 7, 1963, on Breaking Point , an ABC medical drama about psychiatry. In 1962 Redford got his second film role in War Hunt , and was soon after cast alongside screen legend Alec Guinness in the war comedy Situation Hopeless ... But Not Serious , in which he played a US soldier falsely imprisoned by a German civilian even after the war has ended. In Inside Daisy Clover (1965), which won him
11024-588: Was published by Alfred A. Knopf , written by Michael Feeney Callan over fifteen years with Redford's input and drawn from his personal papers and diaries. Redford supports environmentalism, Native American rights, LGBT rights, and the arts. He also supported advocacy groups , such as the Political Action Committee of the Directors Guild of America . Redford has supported Republicans , including Brent Cornell Morris in his unsuccessful campaign for
11130-471: Was the 5th highest-grossing film of 1973. The crime caper reunion with Paul Newman, The Sting (1973), became the top-grossing film of 1974 and one of the top 20 highest-grossing movies of all time when adjusted for inflation, plus landed Redford the lone nomination of his career for the Academy Award for Best Actor . The following year he starred in the romantic drama The Great Gatsby (1974) starring Mia Farrow , Sam Waterston , and Bruce Dern . The film
11236-527: Was the No. 8 highest-grossing film of 1974. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) placed as the No. 10 highest-grossing film for 1974 as it was re-released due to the popularity of The Sting. In 1974 Redford became the first performer since Bing Crosby in 1946 to have three films in a year's top ten grossing titles. Each year between 1974 and 1976, movie exhibitors voted Redford Hollywood's top box-office star. In 1975, Redford's hit movies included 1920s aviation drama, The Great Waldo Pepper (1975), and
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