“I spent two summers working at Camp Curry and at Yosemite Lodge as a waiter. It gave me a chance to really be there every day - to hike up to Vernal Falls or Nevada Falls. It just took me really deep into it. Yosemite claimed me.”

American actor, director, and producer

Robert Redford was an American actor, director, and producer, active for more than six decades. He is remembered as a leading figure of the American New Wave, known for his screen presence and his work behind the camera. Over the course of his career, Redford received broad recognition and many honors, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and five Golden Globe Awards. His distinctions also included 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.