Oscar winner Robert Redford, who became a champion of independent film, dies at 89
Director Sydney Pollack, left, appears with actors Robert Redford, center, and Barbra Streisand during the filming of "The Way We Were" in New York on Nov. 28, 1972. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
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.
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