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Robert Redford is being remembered by Hollywood as one of the most iconic stars in film history. The Oscar winner died on Tuesday <\/a>at his Utah home at 89 years old after a career that spanned classic movies such as \u201cButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid\u201d and \u201cAll the President\u2019s Men,\u201d an Academy Award win for directing \u201cOrdinary People\u201d and the founding of the Sundance Film Institute, among other milestones.<\/p>\n \u201cRobert Redford passed away on September 16, 2025, at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah \u2014 the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved,\u201d a statement announcing Redford\u2019s death reads. \u201cHe will be missed greatly. The family requests privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n More from Variety<\/strong><\/p>\n Redford\u2019s support of independent cinema through the creation of Sundance was at the forefront of many reactions. As Oscar winner Marlee Matlin wrote on X: \u201cOur film, \u2018CODA,\u2019 came to the attention of everyone because of Sundance. And Sundance happened because of Robert Redford. A genius has passed. RIP Robert.\u201d<\/p>\n Redford founded the Sundance Film Institute in 1981 after winning the Oscar for directing \u201cOrdinary People.\u201d While the effort put his own career on hold for at least three years, it launched a new independent film movement in the U.S. that gave rise to the filmmaking careers of Steven Soderbergh, Ava DuVernay, Rian Johnson, Kevin Smith, Quentin Tarantino and more artists over the years.<\/p>\n Rosie O\u2019Donnell posted a photo on Instagram of Redford and Barbra Streisand from the classic romance film \u201cThe Way We Were\u201d and added the caption: \u201cWe will never be the same. Goodnight, Bob. What a legacy.\u201d<\/p>\n Colman Domingo posted on X: \u201cWith love and admiration. Thank you Mr. Redford for your everlasting impact. Will be felt for generations. R.I.P.\u201d<\/p>\n Redford\u2019s last on-screen acting job was in 2019\u2019s \u201cAvengers: Endgame,\u201d in which he reprised his role as Secretary Alexander Pierce and joined several other Marvel vets such as Michael Douglas and Tilda Swinton.\u00a0Check out more tributes to Redford in the post below:<\/p>\n Best of Variety<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for Variety’s Newsletter<\/a>. For the latest news, follow us on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Robert Redford is being remembered by Hollywood as one of the most iconic stars in film history. 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