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Robert Redford is planning to marry his partner of 12 years, German artist Sibylle Szaggars. Sibylle is 19 years younger than 71 year old Robert, who was previously married to Lola Van Wagenen. They had four children together, but because he guards his private life so much his divorce was not revealed to the public until ten years after they divorced in 1985 after 27 years of marriage.
In the same pattern of not wanting to give too much away about his private life, here’s what Robert had to say about his engagement.
The Oscar-winning actor told German magazine Bunte: “We are engaged and very happy with that. She (Sibylle) is my fiancée and that says everything, doesn’t it?”
This makes a nice contrast to modern Hollywood, who seem to get engaged, then immediately broker a deal with a magazine for the exclusive.
Congratulations to the happy couple - we’d love to see some wedding pictures soon, but I suspect they’re going to keep them private.
Robert Redford and Sibylle Szaggars are shown at the premiere of Lions for Lambs in Paris on 10/25/07. He is also shown promoting the Sundance Channel at the World Mobile Congress in Barcelona on 2/13/08. Thanks to WENN.
Written by Helen
Posted in Engagements, Robert Redford
12 Responses to “Robert Redford gets engaged”
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10 years after?! That’s taking privacy to new unchartered levels!
I have a lot of respect for Redford and for all he’s done, via Sundance, for international independent film making. Congrats to them.
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God bless them !
Syko, I agree. If Redford can maintain a life of privacy, then so can all others.
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Congrats to the happy couple!
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She’s very cute. I thought she was at least 60.
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Sequel to The Mummy in the works ?
*kidding*
Good on him, I guess. He is pushing 70.
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I think an actor’s privacy is a great asset to him. It allows the audience to be able to believe him in a number of different roles. There are many actor’s now whose films I can’t watch because I can’t see past the personal stuff. Other actor’s, if I like their work, I intentionally won’t read about them. (Jared Leto is one. I think his intensity is terrific in everything he does. I don’t want to know the details of him being a tool.)
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Exactly, Wif - were it not for publicity, I might still be enjoying a Tom Cruise flick from time to time.
I’ve been in love with Redford since he sat on that horse and narrowed his eyes in “Butch Cassidy” when Butch was fighting the guy with the knife early in the movie. He’s never done anything to change my mind about him. And I will always think that the dancing scene in Horse Whisperer was one of the most erotic things I’ve ever seen, and nobody took off a stitch of clothing or touched in any sexual way. He’s a class act.
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Robert Redford;
*Powerful consummate actor
*Good person
*keeps his private life private
What else is there to say except
“God Bless” you both! -
Hollywood class and privacy…not crotch shots and rehab. A class act.
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A classy man…congrats
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Agree about him being a class act. Could teach younger Hollywood types a thing or two about how to behave. But I was surprised to learn she’s 19 years younger. She looks older than that to me.
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Congratulations to the happy couple! I love how he’s managed to keep his life so private. If he can do it, why not Lindsay too?
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