Robert Redford — a two-time Oscar winner who charmed audiences with “The Way We Were” and “Barefoot in the Park,” directed the complex dramas “Ordinary People” and “Quiz Show,” and founded the Sundance Institute to promote independent storytelling — has died. He was 89.
The Hollywood icon passed away early Tuesday morning at his home in Utah, his publicist confirmed to the New York Times .
Known for his strawberry-blond hair and boyishly handsome looks, Redford’s Hollywood career spanned over six decades, garnering him five Golden Globes, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, Kennedy Center Honors and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
His most memorable acting work includes roles in “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), “The Sting” (1973), “All the President’s Men” (