Robert Redford welcomed four children with his first wife, Lola Van Wagenen , before his death on September 18, 2025 , at the age of 89. The Way We Were actor was dad to Scott, Shauna, James, and Amy Redford, but he and Lola experienced tragedy soon after their youngest's birth, as Scott died from sudden infant death syndrome at only two months old. In October 2020, their son James died after battling cancer. He was 58 years old. During his life, James followed in his father's footsteps and became a filmmaker, writer, and activist, but he wasn't the only child to follow Robert's lead. Find out more about the late Hollywood icon's family below.

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Robert Redford and his ex-wife, Lola's firstborn son, Scott, died of SIDS

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