112-574: The Philip H. Sheridan Reserve Center is the former Fort Sheridan now in Lake Forest , Highwood , and Highland Park in Lake County, Illinois , United States. It was originally established as a United States Army Post named after Civil War Cavalry General Philip Sheridan , to honor his services to Chicago . When the main fort was officially closed by the Army on May 3, 1993, the majority of
224-852: 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 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
336-483: 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
448-587: A Metra commuter railroad station on the Union Pacific/North Line . It extends beyond Market Square, providing a mixture of retail, banking, and professional services, as well as restaurants. Market Square is composed of a wide variety of shops and restaurants. The business district to the west includes a Metra commuter railroad station on the Milwaukee District/North Line . It extends beyond Settlers' Square to provide
560-566: 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
672-420: A prison warden attempting to reform 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
784-648: 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
896-505: 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
1008-508: 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
1120-645: 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 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
1232-468: A clay cap over Landfill 7. By 1982, the cap had failed due to ponding of water and the failure of the leachate collection system to collect leachate . The Army stated that the cap failure was caused by failure to maintain the cap. By 1989, Fort Sheridan was facing potential closure by the Base Realignment and Closure commission. The Army began evaluating the permanent closure of Landfill 7 and
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#17327913297451344-508: 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 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
1456-412: A community event in which controlled fires were burned to clear underbrush and preserve the savannah. From an early time, the playing of bagpipes has accompanied the community gathering, as the town had numerous Scots-Irish residents in its early years. This has also been an annual fundraising event for Lake Forest Open Lands Association. Gorton Center, which originally housed the town's first K-8 school,
1568-646: 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
1680-496: 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 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
1792-687: 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
1904-435: 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 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
2016-531: A founder of Lake Forest College, Sylvester Lind, was a major figure on the Underground Railroad , and was known to help escaped slaves settle in Lake Forest. Roxana Beecher, niece of abolitionist Harriet Beecher Stowe , taught integrated school in Lake Forest. A prominent early Lake Forest businessman was Samuel Dent, an escaped slave and Union veteran who ran a livery stable. A local jazz band
2128-402: A great deal of hype, the film opened to mixed reviews and disappointing box office. Owen Gleiberman of Entertainment Weekly wrote, "Lions for Lambs 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
2240-402: A group of 12 long-time residents of Lake Forest formed a land conservation organization, Lake Forest Open Lands Association. Its express purpose was to purchase or otherwise set aside the rapidly disappearing open spaces in the city, in the interests of preserving animal habitat , restoring ecosystems , and providing environmental education for the city's children. In the next 38 years,
2352-638: A household in the city was $ 150,670, and the median income for a family was more than $ 200,000. Males had a median income of $ 100,000+ versus $ 44,083 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 77,092. About 0.15% of families and 0.2% of the population were below the poverty line . Lake Forest has Interstate Highway access through the Tri-State Tollway ( I-94 ). In addition, the Skokie Highway ( U.S. Highway 41 ) and Skokie Valley Trail runs through Lake Forest, roughly bisecting
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#17327913297452464-689: A man lost at sea. He received acclaim for his performance in 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
2576-662: 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
2688-760: A mixture of retail, banking and professional services, as well as restaurants. A third area of business development, consisting mostly of corporate and office space, has been developed along the city's northwestern border with the Tri-State Tollway . The headquarters of Fortune 500 companies Tenneco , Brunswick , and Hospira are located in Lake Forest; Akorn , Covered Logistics, Horizon Therapeutics , IDEX , Packaging Corporation of America , Pactiv , Prestone, and Trustmark also have their headquarters in Lake Forest, while W. W. Grainger and BFG Technologies are located in unincorporated Lake County, near Lake Forest. The Chicago Bears training facility and headquarters, Halas Hall , opened in 1997 in west Lake Forest, and
2800-586: A rapper who has since also performed as an actor. Lake Forest has been named a Tree City USA by the National Arbor Day Foundation in recognition of its commitment to community forest. As of 2006, Lake Forest had received this national honor for 26 years. The actor Mr. T angered town residents by cutting down more than 100 oak trees on his estate, in what is now referred to as the "Lake Forest Chain Saw Massacre." Lake Forest
2912-626: A restaurant/bar called The Sink, where 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
3024-574: 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
3136-508: 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
3248-657: 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
3360-735: 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
3472-426: A strong cast that featured Paul Scofield , John Turturro , Rob Morrow , and Ralph Fiennes . David Ansen of Newsweek wrote, "Robert Redford may have become 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
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3584-411: A warehouse on the base to build interior sets for his Oscar-winning film Ordinary People . Fort Sheridan closed in 1993. The decision to close Fort Sheridan came in the 1989 first round of base closings under the Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC). An United States Army Reserve base continues to use about 90 acres (360,000 m) of the original Post. The remaining property is divided between
3696-461: A well-crafted, though not commercially successful, screen version of John Nichols 's acclaimed novel of 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
3808-442: Is a hub for arts and culture and a community venue. Gorton presents live music, storytelling, children's events and community events; has a film program; produces and offers classes for youth and adults, including Gorton Drama Studio, theater and acting classes for all ages; houses a children's learning center; houses other nonprofits; provides places for others to rent for their special events and meetings. Designed, built and opened as
3920-608: 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
4032-937: Is home to the Gorton Center, which houses the John & Nancy Hughes Theater, the Citadel Theatre Company and the Music Institute of Chicago Lake Forest Campus. Lake Forest is known for its country clubs, including the Onwentsia Club , Knollwood Club, Conway Farms Golf Club , the Lake Forest Winter Club, and the Lake Forest Club. Lake Forest is noted in the Chicago area for its history of polo , once being
4144-486: Is located in the North Shore area of Chicago . According to the 2010 census, Lake Forest has a total area of 17.246 square miles (44.67 km ), of which 17.18 square miles (44.50 km ) (or 99.62%) is land and 0.066 square miles (0.17 km ) (or 0.38%) is water. Commercial development in Lake Forest is focused in three areas, two of which have public railway stations. The central business district includes
4256-461: 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
4368-544: Is now the corner of Maplewood and Washington Road. By 1900, another black church, the First Baptist Church of Lake Forest, had opened and is still active. By the 1980s, increased housing prices had encouraged some older black residents to sell their properties lucratively, but others stayed in the community. Lake Forest also had a small community of Jews, typified by wealthy socialites such as Albert Lasker and David Adler . The secluded style of Lake Forest
4480-521: 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
4592-780: 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
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4704-716: 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 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
4816-513: The Chicago Fire now train at the Bears' previous facility located on the campus of Lake Forest. Lake Forest is the base for Linking Efforts Against Drugs (LEAD), a national organization aimed at discouraging youth from getting involved in drugs. It empowers parents and community members to encourage the drug-free choice. According to Lake Forest's 2020 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,
4928-609: 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
5040-484: The Lake County Forest Preserves , a residential development, a Navy family housing development for personnel of nearby Great Lakes and a variety of ongoing commercial developments. The geological setting of Fort Sheridan is tableland above a 70-foot (21 m) high bluff in an area cut by seven deep ravines. The bluff overlooks Lake Michigan and the ravines create an open face in the bluff at
5152-698: 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
5264-663: 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
5376-513: The Army brought in Dr. Shabica to evaluate the shore protections as part of the design phase. On December 2, 1997, he informed the Army that the cap, as designed, would fail due to erosion. The Army responded by purchasing a new system designed by Dr. Shabica's company. The interim cap was completed in June 2004, and the Army may propose making capping the final remedy based on the same analysis that supported
5488-404: The Army's characterization of the type of waste in the landfill, the geologic instability of the ravine and bluff environment, and the proximity to Lake Michigan from which local drinking water is drawn. The Army responded that the cap was an interim solution that was thought to be effective for temporary containment of the waste. After the interim containment remedy was selected on April 22, 1997,
5600-692: The Army; there the Army now operates the Sheridan Reserve Center complex. In celebration of the 2018 Illinois Bicentennial, Fort Sheridan was selected as one of the Illinois 200 Great Places by the American Institute of Architects Illinois component (AIA Illinois). The Commercial Club of Chicago , concerned since 1877 with the need for a military garrison , was motivated by the Haymarket Riot in 1886 to arrange for
5712-493: The Central School in 1901, the original building was designed by James Gamble Rogers and remodeled in 1907 by Howard Van Doren Shaw. The Ragdale Foundation , an artists' community and residence, is located in Lake Forest. Formerly Howard Van Doren Shaw 's summer retreat and built in 1897, the estate has accommodated the artist Sylvia Shaw Judson . In 1992, Lake Forest gained national attention when it attempted to ban
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#17327913297455824-548: The FY2006 Defense Environmental Restoration Program Annual Report To Congress, $ 58.7 million in cleanup funding had been appropriated for Fort Sheridan. Estimated cost to completion was $ 22.2 million estimated for FY2003. Lake Forest, Illinois Lake Forest is a city located in Lake County, Illinois , United States. Per the 2020 census , the population was 19,367. The city is along
5936-528: 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 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),
6048-452: 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
6160-651: 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
6272-653: 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
6384-436: 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
6496-445: 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
6608-597: 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
6720-603: The UP-N Line and has connections to Pace Route 472. Most Lake Forest residents attend Lake Forest School District 67 and Lake Forest High School . Lake Forest High School serves Lake Forest as well as parts of neighboring Lake Bluff . Lake Forest also has another school district, Rondout School District 72 , which serves far-eastern parts of Libertyville, and all parts of Lake Forest and Lake Bluff that lie within Libertyville Township. It has one school, Rondout Elementary School, which serves grades K-8. Students attend Libertyville High School after graduating. Lake Forest
6832-427: The United States Federal Government forced them out in 1836 as part of Indian Removal of tribes to areas west of the Mississippi River . As Lake Forest was first developed in 1857, the planners laid roads that would provide limited access to the city in an effort to prevent outside traffic and isolate the tranquil settlement from neighboring areas. Though the town is considerably more accessible today, due in part to
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#17327913297456944-467: 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
7056-405: 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
7168-495: 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
7280-443: The arrival of every horse and player, the color of the horseflesh, and the color of the goalposts. The match was described as a "gleaming moment in American polo, if not the very zenith of the game in this country." Today, polo is played yearly throughout August. Robert Redford Charles Robert Redford Jr. (born August 18, 1936) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous accolades such as an Academy Award ,
7392-548: 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 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
7504-405: The beach's edge. Over the years, the Army filled in the ravines with waste generated by military operations. The most toxic waste was placed in the Wells Ravine, also known as Landfill 7. The United States Environmental Protection Agency considers Landfill 7 to be a Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) location. The landfills were not operated in an environmentally sound manner. An IEPA permit
7616-408: The city. Lake Forest is connected with suburbs west of it through Illinois Route 60 . Additionally, Lake Forest has two Metra commuter railroad stations, both of which share the same name. The Union Pacific North Line has a station in East Lake Forest , while the Milwaukee District North Line has a station in West Lake Forest . The station at Fort Sheridan is located just outside city borders on
7728-427: The city. The population density was 1,189.4 inhabitants per square mile (459.2/km ). There were 7,001 housing units at an average density of 415.1 per square mile (160.3/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 95.80% White , 1.35% African American , 0.06% Native American , 2.45% Asian , 0.13% Pacific Islander , 0.44% from other races , and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.87% of
7840-424: The community expanded further westward, annexing 682 acres of land surrounding Lake Forest Academy and Conway Farms Golf Club , despite negative reactions from residents. The city government justified the expansion as necessary to prevent unwanted commercial development encroaching the edges of the community. One of Lake Forest's most notable features is its virgin prairies and other nature preserves . In 1967,
7952-418: The donation of 632 acres (2.6 km) of land to the Federal Government for this purpose. Troops arrived in November 1887 to what was initially called Camp Highwood. A year later, Camp Highwood was renamed Fort Sheridan. Troops stationed at Fort Sheridan were used in 1894 to quell labor unrest during the Pullman Strike . In 1888, Ossian Cole Simonds was hired to create a site plan for Fort Sheridan which
8064-430: 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
8176-555: 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),
8288-400: 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
8400-673: The extensive new construction taking place further west, the much smaller neighborhood of eastern Lake Forest, near the coast of Lake Michigan , remains relatively secluded. It is one of the most scenic, historical, and architecturally significant suburbs of Chicago. These neighborhoods include estates and homes designed by distinguished architects such as Howard Van Doren Shaw , David Adler , Frank Lloyd Wright , Arthur Heun, Jerome Cerny, Henry Ives Cobb , and modernist George Fred Keck , among others. Landscape architects Frederick Law Olmsted and Jens Jensen also designed projects in Lake Forest. Market Square , designed by Howard Van Doren Shaw ,
8512-487: The group managed to acquire more than 700 acres (2.8 km ) within the city limits, which now form six nature preserves with 12 miles (19 km) of walking trails open to the public. Preserved in perpetuity are wetlands , original pre-1830 prairie, woodland , and savanna , all within the community. The restoration of these lands is celebrated by an annual "Bagpipes and Bonfire" event in September, which started as
8624-416: The inherent problems with its maintenance. Because Landfill 7 had been dispensing 14,000 gallons of leachate per day into Lake Michigan, and the leachate was above state environmental effluent standards, CERCLA allowed the Army to implement an interim remedy prior to deciding on a permanent remedy. The Army chose to construct a $ 16 million cap. Public comments for this interim action opposed the cap, focusing on
8736-477: The interim action. The decision to cap Landfill 7 as the final remedy conflicts with some of the recommendations of the geological community. The Army is the lead agency in determining cleanup alternatives. Opponents claim the Analysis of Alternatives found in the remedial investigation, remedial action, and feasibility study was skewed in favor of the Army's preferred remedy which was less expensive. According to
8848-591: 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 a leading man in films such as Barefoot in the Park (1967), Butch Cassidy and
8960-804: 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, 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
9072-490: 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
9184-610: 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
9296-509: 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 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
9408-412: The population. There were 6,687 households, out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.6% were married couples living together, 4.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. Of all households 18.3% Of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size
9520-521: The property was sold by the Department of Defense to commercial land developers. Most of the original housing structures were then refurbished and resold as a residential community. Other buildings were given to cultural organizations like Midwest Young Artists , the largest youth music program in the Midwest. Approximately 90 acres (36 ha) of the southern end of the original post were retained by
9632-455: 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
9744-410: The sale of offensive music to anyone under the age of 18. City council members used existing ordinances against obscenity—defined in the codes as "morbid interest in nudity, sex or excretion"—to buttress their campaign. Mayor Charles Clarke stated, "If they sell an obscene tape to somebody underage, we will prosecute." The person who came up most frequently in discussions of obscene content was Ice-T ,
9856-537: The shore of Lake Michigan , and is a part of the Chicago metropolitan area and the North Shore . Lake Forest was founded with Lake Forest College and was laid out as a town in 1857, a stop for travelers making their way south to Chicago . The Lake Forest City Hall, designed by Charles Sumner Frost , was completed in 1898. It originally housed the fire department, the Lake Forest Library, and city offices. The Potawatomi inhabited Lake County before
9968-646: 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
10080-640: The tallest structure in the Chicago area, was altered and shortened by 60 feet (18 m) in 1940. The row of buildings flanking the tower were troop barracks. The 110 acre (450,000 m) Historic District, placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1984. In 1979, the site was documented by the Library of Congress Historic American Buildings Survey . In 1979, director Robert Redford used
10192-481: The top employers in the city are: As of the 2010 United States Census , there were 19,375 people living in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 92.11% White , 4.67% Asian , 2.80% Hispanic or Latino (of any race), 1.30% of two or more races, 1.10% Black or African American , 0.14% Native American , 0.01% Pacific Islander , and 0.68% of some other race. As of the census of 2000, there were 20,059 people, 6,687 households, and 5,329 families living in
10304-523: The upper Midwest from 1953 to 1973, at which point it returned to providing administrative and logistical support services. The 94 buildings in the Historic District, built between 1889 and 1910, include 64 structures that were the first major works of the architectural firm Holabird & Roche of Chicago. These earliest buildings are made of bricks molded and fired on site, using clay mined from lakefront bluffs. The water tower , originally
10416-603: 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
10528-464: The westernmost establishment of the sport in the United States. It was home to the "East-West clash of 1933", in which a team of "Westerners" (who would today be considered Midwesterners ), challenged the best of the Eastern US polo teams, winning two of three matches. Box seats sold for $ 5.50, and the general public was admitted for $ 1.10. The Chicago press covered the match extensively, including
10640-548: The words of one writer, "the premiere social and sporting club in the Midwest". Beginning in the 1950s, Lake Forest's population increased dramatically due to an aggressive program of real estate development and annexation of surrounding areas. While city limits did not originally extend west of Green Bay Road, they gradually expanded. The neighborhood now known as "West Lake Forest" was started as an unincorporated community known as Everett, with many Irish farm workers, who were served by Saint Patrick's Catholic Church. This expansion
10752-473: The workforce. During World War II , over 500,000 men and women were processed through military service. Many army officers who later became famous lived there, including George Patton and Jonathan Wainwright . The 174th Military Police Battalion of the Leavenworth, Kansas National Guard was stationed there in 1950. Fort Sheridan served as the base for supplying and servicing Nike antimissile systems in
10864-409: Was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.17. In the city, 27.5% of the population was under the age of 18, 9.6% were from 18 to 24, 19.7% from 25 to 44, 28.6% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.5 males. According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for
10976-569: 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,
11088-606: 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
11200-704: 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 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
11312-732: 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
11424-462: Was completed in 1916 as a commercial center for Lake Forest. Lake Forest had an African-American community from very early on in its history, drawn to employment opportunities on the estates and educational institutions in the late 19th century. Unlike other communities in the area, Lake Forest had many residents who were associated with the Abolitionist movement . Lake Forest's first mayor and
11536-647: Was intended as a form of protection. According to the president of the Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society, the captains of industry and upper-class elite who first settled in Lake Forest sought a refuge from late 19th and early 20th-century Chicago. In their view, the city was overrun with immigrants from southern and eastern Europe who had dangerous socialist ideas and indulged in excessive alcoholic consumption. Country clubs became important centers of social activity in Lake Forest's early decades. The Onwentsia Club was, in
11648-576: Was named in Dent's memory. Another black entrepreneur was Julian Matthews, who ran a bakery, restaurant, and ice cream parlor with his wife Octavia. The second police officer hired in 1900 in Lake Forest was a black man from Kentucky, Walker Sales, who was hired in 1900 and stayed on for nearly 20 years. Members of this African-American community established the African Methodist Episcopal Church as of 1866, and it stood at what
11760-400: Was nominated for Best Actress but Redford did not receive 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),
11872-462: Was not issued while the landfill was operating, and a high-density plastic containment liner was not used between the ravine and the waste. Regulatory oversight did not begin until 1979 when the State of Illinois commenced litigation. An operating permit was issued two months after the landfill ceased operations. The Army then applied for a closure permit, installed a leachate collection system, and placed
11984-560: Was not without controversy, as many residents felt that the community was losing its character. Novelist Arthur Meeker Jr. , who grew up in West Lake Forest in the early 1900s, considered moving back to his childhood community, but upon visiting in the 1950s "to my dismay I found this region wasn’t really rural anymore. … The Lake Forest of my childhood had all but vanished". Everett was annexed by Lake Forest in 1926, but did not become heavily developed for several decades. In 1988,
12096-421: 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
12208-608: 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
12320-536: 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
12432-530: 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
12544-763: Was to include a parade ground for drills. Simonds used a natural ravine to border the meadow created for the purpose. A scenic drive was incorporated into the plan which showcased natural vistas and brick and stone officers' housing. The effect of the plan was lauded as picturesque and charming. Fort Sheridan became a mobilization and training center beginning with the Spanish–American War in 1898. During World War I , activities at Fort Sheridan included two 1917 Officers' Training Centers , which were commanded by James A. Ryan . Fort Sheridan processed nearly 20,000 returning wounded soldiers and helped them return to civilian life through physical and occupational training reenter
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