Acting legend Robert Redford dies

Robert Redford, the actor, director, and producer who embodied the classic Hollywood leading man while championing independent cinema, has died at the age of 89

1962: Makes film debut in low-budget war drama War Hunt

1967: Gains attention in romantic comedy Barefoot in the Park, opposite Jane Fonda

1969: Becomes an overnight star with Paul Newman in western caper Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (below)

1976: Stars with Dustin Hoffman in All the President’s Men, about Watergate scandal

1973: Stars with Barbra Streisand in The Way We Were and reunites with Newman in The Sting, earning his only Oscar nomination for acting

1981: Wins Academy Award for Best Director for family drama Ordinary People

1981: Founds the Sundance Institute, fostering independent filmmaking

1985: Appears opposite Meryl Streep in film Out of Africa, which wins Best Picture at Oscars

2002: Sets up Sundance Film Festival. Awarded honorary Academy Award for lifetime achievement

2010: Receives French Legion of Honour

2016: Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama

2017: Reunites with Fonda in Netflix drama Our Souls at Night

2018: Stars as aging bank robber in The Old Man & the Gun and announces his retirement from acting

Sep 16, 2025: Dies at age of 89

Sources: NYT, BBC, Reuters
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