Hollywood Star Robert Redford Dead at 89
by Frank Bergman
Hollywood star Robert Redford, the legendary actor, director, and founder of the Sundance Film Festival, has died at the age of 89.
The Oscar-winner passed away in his sleep on Tuesday morning.
Redford died at his home outside Provo, Utah, according to The New York Times.
The announcement was made by Cindi Berger, chief executive of the publicity firm Rogers & Cowan PMK.
In a statement, Berger said he was “surrounded by those he loved,” at home in “the place he loved,” Sundance, in the mountains of Utah.
“He will be missed greatly,” she added.
His cause of death has not been made public.
Redford rose to fame as one of Hollywood’s leading men in the late 1960s and 1970s.
He starred in classics such as “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” “The Sting,” and “All the President’s Men.”
Redford won his first Oscar for his acting performance in “The Sting.”
Later in his career, he turned to directing.
As a director, he earned an Academy Award for “Ordinary People” in 1980.