Robert Redford, Hollywood Icon and Sundance Founder, Dead at 89
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- Robert Redford died at his home in Utah at age 89.
- Star of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, and All the President’s Men.
- Founded the Sundance Film Festival, championing independent cinema.
Robert Redford, the Oscar-winning actor, director, and founder of the Sundance Film Festival, has died at 89. His publicist said he passed away at his Utah home surrounded by family.
Redford rose to fame with classics like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting, later directing Ordinary People, which won best picture and best director Oscars.
Beyond Hollywood, he shaped independent film through the Sundance Institute and Festival, inspiring generations of filmmakers. Tributes from peers such as Meryl Streep and Jane Fonda hailed him as a cultural giant whose legacy will endure.
