Hollywood actor and director Robert Redford has died at his home in Utah aged 89, his publicist confirmed.

Cindi Berger, his publicist, said he 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."

In a career that stretched across more than six decades, Redford won two Academy Awards, including an honorary prize in 2002 and three Golden Globe Awards, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award lifetime achievement honour in 1994.

Redford made hearts beat faster in romantic roles such as Out of Africa, got political in The Candidate and All the President's Men and skewered his golden-boy image in roles like the alcoholic ex-rodeo champ in The Electric Horseman and middle-aged millionaire who offer

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