Colorado’s film community and the Boulder community are remembering Robert Redford on the day of his passing. The legendary actor and filmmaker founded the Sundance Film Festival, which is moving to Boulder in 2027, and attended the University of Colorado Boulder campus in the 1950s.
“I am grateful to the Boulder community for its support, and I look forward to seeing what the future holds for the festival there,” Redford said earlier this year of the Sundance festival’s move from Utah to Colorado.
While attending CU Boulder, Redford worked at the popular burger joint, The Sink, which said on social media, “We lost a legend. Farewell Robert Redford. You will always hold a special place in The Sink’s story,” along with a photo of Redford in a “The Sink” shirt and a drawing of him on one of the restaurant’s walls.
Redford only attended CU Boulder for about a year and a half. In 1987, he told the Associated Press he attended the school to play baseball but got caught up in the party atmosphere of the campus…