The news was confirmed in a statement by his publicist, Cindi Berger, who said he died in his sleep \u201csurrounded by those he loved,\u201d at his home in Utah. A cause of death was not disclosed.<\/p>\n Redford shot to global fame opposite Paul Newman in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)<\/a> and went on to deliver acclaimed performances in The Sting (1973), Three Days of the Condor (1975), and All the President\u2019s Men (1976), among many others. <\/p>\n He made his directorial debut with Ordinary People (1980), which won four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.<\/p>\n Beyond his work on screen, Redford founded the Sundance Institute, which launched the Sundance Film Festival \u2014 now the largest and most influential celebration of independent film in the United States.<\/p>\n He is survived by his two daughters, Shauna and Amy, and his wife, Sibylle Szaggars Redford, the 68-year-old German-born multimedia artist whose environmental work as been exhibited around the world. <\/p>\n He had four children with his first wife, Lola Van Wagenen. One son, Scott, died of sudden death syndrome when he was just 10 weeks old. David died from cancer in 2020 at the age of 58. <\/p>\n Hailed as Hollywood\u2019s former golden boy, tributes have poured in for the late star.<\/p>\n Follow live updates below<\/p>\n <\/a>How Sundance Film Festival became Robert Redford\u2019s ultimate legacy<\/p>\n Greg Evans charts how Redford turned the former \u201cUS Film Festival\u201d around into the global success it is today.<\/p>\n Tom Murray17 September 2025 12:27<\/p>\n <\/a>Cannes Film Festival said Redford had ‘unparalleled elegance’ <\/p>\n The Cannes Film Festival paid tribute to Redford.<\/p>\n \u201cForever Robert Redford. Forever the cowboy, the escapee, the candidate, the prisoner, the Great Gatsby, the con man, the student, the playboy, the loner, the cryptographer, the military man, the reporter, the rodeo champion, the lover, the baseball star, the sailor, the horse whisperer\u2026 <\/p>\n \u201cMore than 70 roles, nine directed films, the founding of the Sundance Independent Film Festival. And throughout a life dedicated to cinema, an unparalleled elegance in his art, his commitments, and his struggles. Redford was more than a myth: he was a role model. <\/p>\n \u201cForever Robert Redford, an electric horseman in love with freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n Jacob Stolworthy17 September 2025 11:45<\/p>\n <\/a>Demi Moore pays tribute<\/p>\n Demi Moore has paid tribute to Robert Redford, with whom she starred in 1993 film Indecent Proposal.<\/p>\n “The world has lost an incredible actor, director, husband, father, friend\u2026 Robert\u2019s legacy will live on forever in so many ways and I will carry the many memories we share close to my heart. What I would do for just one more dance.”<\/p>\n Jacob Stolworthy17 September 2025 11:15<\/p>\n <\/a>Ethan Hawke says Redford’s ‘legacy remains ingrained in our culture’<\/p>\n Ethan Hawke has paid his respects to Redford.<\/p>\n In a statement per Variety, the Dead Poets Society actor labeled the Hollywood legend \u201cour ultimate champion of independent film, relentless advocate for authentic storytelling and fiercely passionate environmentalist.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRobert\u2019s legacy remains ingrained in our culture, transformed by his artistry, activism and the founding of Sundance Institute and Film Festival,\u201d Hawke said.<\/p>\n Jacob Stolworthy17 September 2025 10:34<\/p>\n <\/a>Robert Redford refused to be a Hollywood pretty-boy \u2013 and shaped modern cinema in the process<\/p>\n The legendary movie star, producer, filmmaker and activist, who has died at the age of 89, used his fame wisely and spent his career demonstrating his versatility on screen. But while his loss is great, writes Charlotte O\u2019Sullivan, his fingerprints are all over the industry today:<\/p>\n Greg Evans17 September 2025 10:06<\/p>\n <\/a>Robert Redford remembered for his deep legacy in environmental activism and Native American advocacy<\/p>\n Redford, who died Tuesday at age 89, was hardly the only liberal activist to emerge out of Hollywood, but few matched his knowledge and focus, his humility and dedication. Fellow actors and leaders of the causes he fought for spoke of his unusually deep legacy, his fight for Native Americans and the environment that began at the height of his stardom.<\/p>\n Shahana Yasmin17 September 2025 09:30<\/p>\n <\/a>Remembering Robert Redford in photos: the life of the Oscar-winning director and activist<\/p>\n Shahana Yasmin17 September 2025 09:00<\/p>\n <\/a>Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid: How Robert Redford and Paul Newman captured Hollywood\u2019s greatest outlaws<\/p>\n The multiple Oscar-winning Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was a groundbreaking revisionist western, with Paul Newman and the late Robert Redford giving a timeless portrayal of a pair of law-breaking adventurers in one of Hollywood\u2019s greatest examples of the \u201cbuddy film\u201d.<\/p>\n Although William Goldman was convinced his film script about two American outlaws who fled a posse of Pinkerton detectives and escaped to Bolivia had the potential to be a blockbuster hit, the initial response was disheartening. \u201cEvery studio but one rejected it,\u201d Goldman recalled in The Reluctant Storyteller. \u201cOne studio head said, \u2018Well, I\u2019ll buy it if they don\u2019t go to South America.\u2019 I said, \u2018But they went there!\u2019 He said, \u2018I don\u2019t give a s***. All I know is John Wayne don\u2019t run away.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n The 1969 movie wasn\u2019t an immediate success with critics, yet it charmed the public. As Robert Redford dies aged 89, Martin Chilton\u00a0tells the tale of one of Hollywood\u2019s best buddy films and the two outlaws who inspired it<\/p>\n Shahana Yasmin17 September 2025 08:30<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-17-at-10-59-25.png\")
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The true story of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid<\/a><\/p>\n