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    • Aug 18, 1937
    Actor Robert Redford is born in Santa Monica, California. Known for roles in such movies as "The Great Gatsby" and "The Way We Were," he's namechecked in Mel Tillis' "Coca Cola Cowboy," from the movie "Every Which Way But Loose"
    Dec 18, 1969
    The Robert Redford picture "Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here" premieres in New York City. It will appear in the lyrics of The Statler Brothers' 1977 country hit "The Movies"
    Dec 24, 1970
    Elvis Presley gives three Mercedes to friends, including Dr. George Nichopolous, and rents out the Memphian Theater to see Robert Redford's "Little Fauss And Big Halsy"
    Dec 21, 1972
    The Robert Redford movie "Jeremiah Johnson," produced by Sydney Pollack, opens in New York City. It has a small part for Tanya Tucker, whose name does not appear in the film credits
    Oct 19, 1973
    The Barbra Streisand/Robert Redford movie "The Way We Were" debuts in theaters. It earns a mention in The Statler Brothers' 1977 country hit "The Movies"
    Dec 25, 1973
    Paul Newman and Robert Redford star as "The Sting" debuts in theaters, yielding a pop hit with the Marvin Hamlisch piano recording "The Entertainer." The film gets mentioned in The Statler Brothers' 1977 country hit "The Movies"
    Sep 3, 1975
    Mickey Gilley records "Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time," which references Robert Redford, and "Overnight Sensation" during a pair of sessions at Nashville's RCA Studio B
    Mar 8, 1977
    Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard talk about environmental issues with Robert Redford at producer Billy Sherrill's Nashville home. Other party guests include Marty Robbins, Charlie Rich, Johnny Paycheck, Charlie Daniels, Mel Tillis and Ray Stevens. Months later, Redford casts Nelson in the film "The Electric Horseman"
    May 29, 1979
    "You got an Eastwood smile and Robert Redford hair": MCA releases Mel Tillis' single "Coca Cola Cowboy"
    Dec 21, 1979
    Willie Nelson makes his film debut with the opening of "The Electric Horseman," also starring Robert Redford and Jane Fonda. It includes Nelson's hits "My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys" and "Midnight Rider"
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