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Robert Redford, who\u00a0died today<\/a>\u00a0at the age of 89, created a body of work that often intersected his passion for\u00a0activism with storytelling and filmmaking. Jane Fonda, who co-starred alongside Redford in several films including the 1967 comedy Barefoot in the Park<\/em>, shared a moving tribute to the actor and celebrated how he championed American films made outside the Hollywood studio system.<\/p>\n Addressed to \u201cBob Redford,\u201d Fonda shared a still from their last film together, 2017\u2019s Our Souls at Night<\/em>, and wrote, \u201cBob made a real difference in all good ways. He represented an America we must now fight to protect.\u201d In a nod toward his founding of the Sundance Institute and film festival, which opened doors for emerging filmmakers seeking to tell often overlooked stories, Fonda said, \u201cHe revolutionized independent film making and made us swoon in so many movies.\u201d<\/p>\n More from Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n While Fonda added that she was \u201cvery sad today\u201d and \u201ccried all morning,\u201d she luckily \u201ccan think back on so many joyful, laughter-filled moments when his practical jokes would crack me up.\u201d Fonda said she also felt \u201cso lucky to have made one of his first big movies with him\u201d (Barefoot in the Park<\/em>), adding that she fell \u201cmadly in love with him on that one,\u201d and his \u201clast\u201d (Our Souls at Night<\/em>).<\/p>\n \u201cI was wanting to go see him these last few months to make sure we were all right between us but I didn\u2019t act on it soon enough. Lesson learned,\u201d said Fonda, before giving a bit of sage advice: \u201cWhen people are our age, late 80s, don\u2019t wait.\u201d Before ending her tribute, she wrote, \u201cThank you, dearest Bob, for all the pleasure you brought over the years.\u201d<\/p>\n Fonda, who has also been an activist<\/a> over the past five-plus decades, was among Redford\u2019s colleagues who honored him <\/a>following news of his death including Woody Harrelson<\/a>, Barbra Streisand<\/a>, and Scarlett Johansson<\/a>.<\/p>\n Best of Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/p>\n Sign up for RollingStone’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, who\u00a0died today\u00a0at the age of 89, created a body of work that often intersected his passion for\u00a0activism with storytelling and filmmaking. 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