Robert Redford, Hollywood icon and Sundance founder, dead at 89

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Posted September 16, 2025 8:43 am

Updated September 16, 2025 8:51 am

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Robert Redford, actor and Oscar-winning director, died early Tuesday morning in his home in Utah. He was 89.

His death was announced in a statement by Cindi Berger, the chief executive of the publicity firm Rogers & Cowan PMK.

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Berger said Redford died at his home “in the mountains of Utah — the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved. He will be missed greatly. The family requests privacy.”

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His cause of death was not revealed.

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