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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead more<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRobert Redford\u2019s grandchildren have paid tribute to the \u201clarger than life\u201d Hollywood icon in the wake of his death at the age of 89.<\/p>\n
Redford \u2014 the Oscar winner known for roles in a variety of films, including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid<\/em>, The Way We Were<\/em>, and All the President\u2019s Men<\/em> \u2014 shared four children with his first wife, Lola Van Wagenen, whom he divorced in 1985 after 27 years of marriage. <\/p>\nTwo of his sons have since passed. His oldest son, Scott, died from sudden infant death syndrome shortly after birth, and his youngest son, James, died in 2020 from cancer. <\/p>\n
In 2009, he married his surviving wife, Sibylle Szaggars. He is also survived by his two daughters, Shauna and Amy, and seven grandchildren. <\/p>\n
Following Redford\u2019s death, announced Tuesday, three of his grandchildren honored him on Instagram, posting never-before-seen photos.<\/p>\n
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open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>Robert Redford shared four children with his first wife Lola Van Wagenen before going on to wed his second wife Sibylle Szaggars (right) (Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\u201cHe was larger than life to the world, but to his family, he was simply that\u2026family. Rest in peace, Grandpa,\u201d his eldest grandson, 33-year-old Conor Schlosser, wrote. \u201cIf anyone has a favorite story of him you\u2019d like to share, please send it to me in a private message\u2014I\u2019d love to collect them.\u201d<\/p>\n
Schlosser, the son of Shauna, included a carousel of childhood photos of him and his grandfather. In one image, the two are riding a horse together, while another shows the actor bending down to watch a young Schlosser golf. He also shared two more recent shots \u2014 one of the pair at a restaurant and another with his arm around Redford. <\/p>\n