Robert Redford made a difference across the country through his movies and environmental efforts, but a historian says what he left behind in Utah is a legacy unlike any other.

“Robert Redford came and created a renaissance,” said James D’Arc

Over the years, Redford's reputation has only grown and stretches further than Sundance. It goes down through the Provo Canyon and into Orem.

“Robert Redford’s place, not only in Utah’s history but in Utah’s film history, both of them, in fact, even in Utah’s cultural history, is monumental,” said D'Arc, author of "When Hollywood Came to Utah."

Redford's beloved southern Utah often played starring role in movies: Redford's beloved southern Utah often played starring role in movies

For D’Arc, Redford’s legacy is ingrained in his shelves that ho

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