{"id":2026325,"date":"2025-09-16T14:10:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2026325"},"modified":"2025-09-16T14:10:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:10:12","slug":"his-legacy-includes-buffalo-filmed-the-natural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/his-legacy-includes-buffalo-filmed-the-natural\/","title":{"rendered":"His legacy includes Buffalo-filmed \u2018The Natural\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Legendary actor and director Robert Redford, known for his charm, talent, and advocacy work, has died at age 89.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Redford passed away on Tuesday, Sept. 16, at his home at Sundance in the Utah mountains. \u201cThe place he loved, surrounded by those he loved. He will be missed greatly,\u201d said his representative, Cindi Berger, in a statement to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2025\/09\/16\/robert-redford-dead-movies-sundance\/5586910002\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:USA TODAY;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">USA TODAY<\/a>. \u201cThe family requests privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">A 60-Year Hollywood career and unforgettable screen partners<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Over more than six decades, Redford became one of Hollywood\u2019s most recognizable and respected actors. He was known not only for his good looks and charisma, but also for his ability to shine alongside some of the biggest stars of his time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He starred with Paul Newman in the 1969 Western classic <em>Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid<\/em> and again in the Oscar-winning caper <em>The Sting<\/em> (1973), for which Redford earned a Best Actor nomination. He shared the screen with Barbra Streisand in <em>The Way We Were<\/em> (1973) and played journalist Bob Woodward opposite Dustin Hoffman in the acclaimed 1976 political thriller <em>All the President\u2019s Men<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">\u2018The Natural\u2019 and Redford\u2019s connection to Buffalo<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Robert Redford talks to reporters during a break in filming of &#8220;The Natural&#8221; in Buffalo&#8217;s War Memorial Stadium.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In 1984, Redford took on the role of Roy Hobbs, an aging baseball player in <em>The Natural<\/em> \u2014 a film now considered a sports movie classic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While Rochester\u2019s Silver Stadium was one of the locations considered for filming, Buffalo\u2019s War Memorial Stadium (known as The Rockpile) was ultimately chosen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Redford, along with co-star Glenn Close and a large crew, filmed in Buffalo for nearly a month during the summer of 1983.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Scores of local extras \u2014 including some from the Rochester area \u2014 appeared in scenes. The movie remains one of the most beloved films ever shot in western New York.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Behind the scenes: Redford as director and champion of independent film<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Redford was just as influential off-screen. In 1981, he won an Academy Award for Best Director for <em>Ordinary People<\/em>, a poignant family drama. That same year, he founded the Sundance Institute, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting independent filmmakers, theater artists, and composers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This led to the creation of the Sundance Film Festival, held annually in Park City, Utah. The festival helped launch the careers of many renowned directors including Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh, Kevin Smith, and Paul Thomas Anderson.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Looking back on a life well lived<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a 2018 interview with <em>USA TODAY<\/em> ahead of the release of <em>The Old Man &amp; the Gun<\/em>, Redford reflected on his long career:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cYou know, you get to a point where you live a career, you live a life where you&#8217;re constantly moving forward and you don\u2019t think about looking back,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd you get to be a certain age where you become more philosophical \u2013 that&#8217;s when you start to look back and go, \u2018Boy, that was a mistake\u2019 and \u2018Well, that was OK.\u2019 And I think that\u2019s probably where I am.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.democratandchronicle.com\/story\/news\/2025\/09\/16\/robert-redford-dead-at-89-legacy-includes-buffalo-filmed-the-natural\/86178443007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Robert Redford dead at 89: Legacy includes Buffalo-filmed \u2018The Natural\u2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Robert Redford dead at 89: Legacy includes Buffalo-filmed \u2018The Natural\u2019<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legendary actor and director Robert Redford, known for his charm, talent, and advocacy work, has died at age 89. 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