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Robert Redford,<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n Redford died \u201cat his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah \u2014 the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved,\u201d publicist Cindi Berger said in a statement. No cause of death was provided.<\/p>\n After rising to stardom in the 1960s, Redford was one of the biggest stars of the \u201970s with such films as \u201cThe Candidate,\u201d \u201cAll the President\u2019s Men\u201d and \u201cThe Way We Were,\u201d capping that decade with the best director Oscar for 1980\u2019s \u201cOrdinary People,\u201d which also won best picture in 1980. His wavy blond hair and boyish grin made him the most desired of leading men, but he worked hard to transcend his looks \u2014 whether through his political advocacy, his willingness to take on unglamorous roles or his dedication to providing a platform for low-budget movies.<\/p>\n His roles ranged from Washington Post journalist Bob Woodward to a mountain man in \u201cJeremiah Johnson\u201d 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,<\/a> their films a variation of their warm, teasing relationship off screen. Redford played the wily outlaw opposite Newman in 1969\u2019s \u201cButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,\u201d a box-office smash from which Redford\u2019s Sundance Institute and festival got its name. He also teamed with Newman on 1973\u2019s best picture Oscar winner, \u201cThe Sting,\u201d which earned Redford a best-actor nomination as a young con artist in 1930s Chicago.<\/p>\n Film roles after the \u201970s became more sporadic as Redford concentrated on directing and producing, and his new role as patriarch of the independent-film movement in the 1980s and \u201990s through his Sundance Institute. But he starred in 1985\u2019s best picture champion \u201cOut of Africa\u201d and in 2013 received some of the best reviews of his career as a shipwrecked sailor in \u201cAll is Lost,\u201d in which he was the film\u2019s only performer. In 2018, he was praised again in what he called his farewell movie, \u201cThe Old Man and the Gun.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI just figure that I\u2019ve had a long career that I\u2019m very pleased with. It\u2019s been so long, ever since I was 21,\u201d he told The Associated Press shortly before the film came out.<\/a> \u201cI figure now as I\u2019m getting into my 80s, it\u2019s maybe time to move toward retirement and spend more time with my wife and family.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. 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