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Francis Ford Coppola shared a chaotic, yet touching memory from early in his storied career of Robert Redford, who died Tuesday at the age of 89<\/a>.<\/p>\n Coppola posted photos of Redford on Instagram from the 1962 film War Hunt <\/em>and The Great Gatsby<\/em> in 1974. In the caption, Coppola recalled working for Sanders Bros. as a production assistant while he was studying film at the University of California Los Angeles and being tasked with picking up Redford, who was making his film debut in War Hunt <\/em>at the time. After Coppola cruised up with his Lambretta motor scooter, Redford hopped on the back, and the pair set off on the windy, winding road from Malibu to Topanga Canyon, where the movie was being shot. However, as they approached a steep turn, an oncoming car caused the young Coppola to swerve, landing both the budding filmmaker and actor in a field. Luckily, Redford, \u201can amiable sort,\u201d dusted off, and they continued on their way.<\/p>\n More from Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n Looking back at the close call, Coppola said, \u201cThroughout my life and career from that point on, Robert Redford was a most kind and generous person to me.\u201d The Godfather <\/em>director also said that Redford asked him to help on a rewrite for the Oscar-winning film The Way We Were<\/em> with Barbra Streisand. \u201cThe best scene I came up with was when Barbra Streisand\u2019s character calls Redford up and says she was calling her \u2018best friend\u2019 to tell him about how her heart was breaking, and he was her best friend,\u201d said Coppola.<\/p>\n The filmmaker added that Redford also asked him to do a rewrite on Jack Clayton\u2019s remake of The Great Gatsby<\/em> \u2014 during the two weeks before The Godfather <\/em>released. \u201cMy whole life really was spent in admiration for the classy, talented and brilliant Robert Redford,\u201d said Coppola. \u201cThe great work he did as a director. The amazing show of concentration in his one-actor masterpiece ALL IS LOST\u2026 so many great films and performances \u2026 But most importantly: Robert Redford was an intelligent, sincere and overwhelmingly good person and we all have lost a truly great one!\u201d<\/p>\n Coppola joined the outpouring of remembrances<\/a> following Redford\u2019s death Tuesday morning at his Utah home. In her own tribute, Streisand\u00a0said\u00a0working with Robert Redford<\/a>\u00a0on The Way We Were\u00a0<\/em>was \u201cexciting, intense, and pure joy,\u201d adding, \u201cBob was charismatic, intelligent, intense, always interesting \u2014 and one of the finest actors ever.\u201d<\/p>\n Best of Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for RollingStone’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Francis Ford Coppola shared a chaotic, yet touching memory from early in his storied career of Robert Redford, who died Tuesday at the age of 89. Coppola posted photos of Redford on Instagram from the 1962 film War Hunt and The Great Gatsby in 1974. 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