Robert De Niro

Talking about His Father

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The 1993 film A Bronx Tale was dedicated to De Niro, Sr. after his death; it was the directorial debut of De Niro, Jr.

He died of cancer at age 71, on the morning of May 3, 1993 (his 71st birthday), in New York City.

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Robert De Niro

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De Niro, Sr. is the subject of the 2014 short documentary Remembering the Artist, in which “his life and career are chronicled in the artist’s own words by his contemporaries” and De Niro, Jr. According to De Niro, Jr., “The thought of what he’s done, all his work, I can’t not but make sure that it’s held up and remembered… So I just want to see him get his due. That’s my responsibility and he used to always say that artists are always recognized after they’re long gone.”

The 1993 film A Bronx Tale was dedicated to De Niro, Sr. after his death; it was the directorial debut of De Niro, Jr.

In 2010, De Niro, Jr. announced the creation of the Robert De Niro, Sr. Prize, an annual $25,000 prize administered by the Tribeca Film Institute and funded by De Niro, Jr. that “focuses on a mid-career American artist devoted to the pursuit of excellence and innovation in painting.” Past winners include Stanley Whitney, Joyce Pensato, and Catherine Murphy.

He died of cancer at age 71, on the morning of May 3, 1993 (his 71st birthday), in New York City.