Few names are more legendary in Hollywood than Robert Redford’s. His acting career spanned an incredible 60 years and gave us classics such as All The President’s Men and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. He’s also produced and directed movies, championed independent cinema through the Sundance Film Festival, and remained an active nature conservationist. Behind closed doors, though, Robert Redford is more than just an American cinema giant. Here are a few stories about the man that you’ve likely never heard.
On December 8, 1963, 19-year-old Frank Sinatra Jr. heard a knock at his hotel room door. Frank Jr. was preparing to perform a show at Harrah's Lake Tahoe. But when a voice from the other side of the door declared he had a package for the young Sinatra, Frank Jr. opened the door. The "deliveryman" had a gun. He marched Frank Jr. to a waiting car, and the stage was set for the most famous kidnapping in entertainment history.