Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 American Western film directed by George Roy Hill and written by William Goldman (who won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film). Based loosely on fact, the film tells the story of Wild West outlaws Robert LeRoy Parker, known as Butch Cassidy (Paul Newman), and his partner Harry Longabaugh, the "Sundance Kid" (Robert Redford), who are on the run from a crack US posse after a string of train robberies. The pair and Sundance's lover, Etta Place (Katharine Ross), flee to Bolivia
Butch Steyn Butch Steyn Arron Cecil "Butch" Steyn is a South African politician, currently a Member of Parliament with the Democratic Alliance, and the Shadow Minister of Human Settlements from 2004 to 2012. Before entering the political arena on a full-time basis, Butch practised as a Civil Engineer and was a partner in a national firm of Consulting Engineers before becoming Managing Director of his own practice. Prior to that, he offered an architectural consulting service which led to the birth of a construction company. During his professional life, he specialised in the design of high rise structures such as office blocks,