James Radford, son of filmmaker, activist and actor Robert Radford, has died. He was 58 years old.
Robert Redford’s publicist, Cindy Burger, said in a statement Monday that the 84-year-old father mourns with his family during this “difficult time.” His wife, Kyle, confirmed in an interview with The Salt Lake Tribune that her husband had died of bile-duct cancer in his liver on Friday.
Kyle said her husband’s liver disease had returned two years ago and she was diagnosed with cancer in November last year while she was waiting for a liver transplant.
He posted a message on Twitter and several photos including James, himself and his family.
His wife wrote of her husband, Jamie, “We are heartbroken.” “He lived a beautiful, effective life and many loved him. He will be deeply missed. Like his wife of 32 (years), we are very grateful for the two wonderful children who grew up together. I don’t know the last 2 (years). In the meantime, they would have done it. “
James fought liver disease for more than 30 years. But as his life went on, he married his wife, Kylie, who once taught eighth-grade history in Marine County. The couple also had two children.
He expressed his gratitude for the liver transplant that saved his life in the 1999 HBO documentary “The Kindness St F Strangers”. He produced the film and raised ડો 600,000 from foundations, corporations and individuals, including his parents.
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Redford reflected, “This experience made me realize how lucky I am.” “Consider the fact that every day 10-12 people die waiting to be transplanted. It affected me, and I became committed to doing something for the purpose of organ donation.”
James and his father co-founded the Redford Center, a nonprofit focused on environmental filmmaking. He also founded the James Radford Institute in 1995 to raise awareness about the shortage of organ donors and to raise awareness about transplant awareness.
“Love and infectious joy came with Jamie,” Jill Tidman, executive director of the Redmill Center, said in an Instagram post. “He approached everything he did with kindness and warmth, and an openness that spreads itself easily among others.”
The organization produced films, including “Flow,” aimed at educationally distributed adolescent audiences, and “One to Another,” an hour-long film about those who have received organ transplants and those waiting for them at Nebraska Health System University Hospital. Is.
“The best way to reach people is on a personal level,” Redford said.
James wrote the script for “Hearts and Bones,” starring Kifer Sutherland and Daryl Hannah, and adapted Tony Hillerman’s “Skinovkers Curse” for North Fork Pictures.
At the time of his death, his wife said he was finishing a documentary called “White the Past Begins,” about Amy Ten, author of The Joy Luck Club for PBS’s American Masters.
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