Robert Redford the financial proceeds of his acting success, starting with his salaries from "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "Downhill Racer", Redford bought an entire ski area on the east side of Mount Timpanogos northeast of Provo, Utah, called "Timp Haven", which was renamed "Sundance". Redford's wife Lola was from Utah and they had built a home in the area in 1963. Portions of the movie "Jeremiah Johnson" (1972), a film which is both one of Redford's favorites and one that has heavily influenced him, were shot near the ski area. The Sundance Film Festival caters to independent filmmakers in
The Best of Johnny Farnham was the double A-sided, "Jamie"/"I Don't Want To Love You", which peaked at #8 on the "Go-Set" National Singles Charts. This was followed by "Rose Coloured Glasses" in October which reached #16. Farnham's second album, "Everybody Oughta Sing A Song" followed in November. Farnham's covers of Harry Nilsson's "One", and B. J. Thomas' "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" were released as singles, from his third album, "Looking Through A Tear". "One"/"Mr. Whippy" (non-album track) was released as a double A-side in July 1969 and peaked at #4. "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" was released in November and peaked