Robert Redford, Oscar-winning actor and director, dies at 89

Robert Redford, the Oscar-winning actor, director, producer, and supporter of independent films through his Sundance Institute, died on Tuesday at the age of 89, The New York Times reported, citing his publicist.

Redford died in his sleep at his home in Provo, Utah, according to a statement released by his publicity firm Rogers & Cowan PMK, the newspaper said.

A screen legend whose career spanned more than six decades, Redford rose to prominence in the 1960s and 70s with roles in classics such as 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance



Kid' (1969), 'The Sting' (1973) and 'All the President’s Men' (1976). He won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for Best Director for 'Ordinary People' in 1981 and later founded the Sundance Institute and its annual film festival, which became a launchpad for generations of independent filmmakers.

His contributions to cinema were further recognised with several lifetime achievement honours, including a special Academy Honorary Award in 2002, the Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1994, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.