Robert Redford, The Oscar-Winning Actor and Director, Dies at 89 – ryan

Robert Redford, The Hollywood Golden Boy Who Became an Oscar-Winning Director, Liberal Activist and Godfather for Independent Cinema Under the name of one of his best-loved characters, died tuesday at 89.

Redford died “at his home at Sundance in the Mountains of Utah – The Place He Loved, Surrounded by Those He Loved,” Publicist Cindi Berger Said in a Statement. No Cause of Death was provided.

AFTER RISING TO STARdom in the 1960s, redford was one of the Biggest Stars of the ’70s with Such Films As “The Candidate,” All the President’s Men “and” The Way We Were, “Capping That Decade With the Best Oscar for 1980’s” Ordinary People, “Whito won. In 1980. His Wavy Blond Hair and Boyish grin Made Him the Most Desire of Leading Men, but he worked hard to transcend his looks-Whether through his political advocacy, his willingness to takeles or his dedication to live Movies.

His roles ranged from Washington post Journalist Bob Woodward to a Mountain Man in “Jeremiah Johnson” to a Double Agent in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and His Co-Stars Included Jane Fonda, Meryl Streep and Tom Cruise. But his Most Famous Screen Partner was his Old Friend and Fellow Activist and Practical Joker Paul Newman, Their films a variation of their warm, Teasing Relationship off Screen.

Redford Played The Wila Outlaw Opposite Newman in 1969’s “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,” A Box-Office Smash Who Redford’s Sundance Institute and Festival Got its name. He Also Teamed with Newman On 1973’s Best Picture Oscar Winner, “The Sting,” Which Earned Redford a Best-Actor nomination as a Young con artist in 1930s chicago.