Robert Redford, Founder Of Sundance, Dead At 89

Robert Redford, an icon of the entertainment industry who founded the Sundance Institute and helped shape the independent film industry, died at age 89, The New York Times first reported.

“Robert Redford passed away on September 16, 2025, at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah ― the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved,” Cindi Berger, chief executive of the public relations firm Rogers & Cowan PMK, told celebrity.land. “He will be missed greatly. The family requests privacy.”

Redford served as a leading man early in his career before making a name for himself as a director, winning an Oscar for the film “Ordinary People” in 1981.

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Carly Ledbetter contributed to this report.

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