Sterling Van Wagenen

Sterling Van Wagenen
Born
Sterling Gray Van Wagenen

(1947-07-02) July 2, 1947 (age 77)
Utah, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Producer, writer, director

Sterling Gray Van Wagenen (born July 2, 1947) is an American film and stage producer, writer, director, and convicted sex offender. He is a co-founder of the Sundance Film Festival, and, in association with his former cousin-in-law Robert Redford, he was the founding executive director of the Sundance Institute.[1][2][3][4][5]

In 2019, Van Wagenen was convicted of child sexual abuse and sentenced to six years to life in prison.[6]

  1. ^ Benson, Lee (January 21, 2011). "About Utah: Utah Valley resident Sterling Van Wagenen was there before Redford". Deseret News. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  2. ^ Moore, Roger (June 12, 2011). "The Redford bio, a bit too 'authorized' for my tastes". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on November 10, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  3. ^ Coates, Kristen (June 11, 2019). "Becoming Sundance: The Development of America's Premiere Film Festival". The Film Stage. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Sterling G Van Wagenen (Faculty Profile)". University of Utah. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  5. ^ Eash, Candy (March 2014). "Sterling Van Wagenen (interview)". Mormon Artist. Retrieved 22 February 2015.
  6. ^ Miller, Jessica (July 2, 2019). "Sterling Van Wagenen, a Latter-day Saint filmmaker, gets six years to life for child sex abuse". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved July 2, 2019.

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