American actor, film director, and producer Robert Redford passed away at the age of 89 in his home in Utah early Tuesday morning, September 16, local time. His death was confirmed by Cindi Berger, CEO of the public relations agency he worked with, reports Baltimore Chronicle citing The New York Times.
According to Berger, Redford died peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by loved ones in a place he cherished. No official cause of death was disclosed.
Throughout his career, Redford appeared in more than a hundred Hollywood films. Among his most acclaimed roles were in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Three Days of the Condor (1975), and All the President’s Men (1976). His most commercially successful film as an actor was the 1993 drama Indecent Proposal, starring alongside Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson, which grossed $267 million worldwide.
In 1973, he received his only Academy Award nomination as an actor for The Sting, but he later won an Oscar as Best Director for his debut feature Ordinary People (1980). That same year, Redford founded the Sundance Institute, which went on to establish the renowned Sundance Film Festival.
According to The New York Times, Redford’s financial situation declined over the years due to a series of unsuccessful business ventures. His planned Sundance cinema chain eventually went bankrupt in 2000.
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