Charles Robert Redford Jr., the Oscar-winning actor, director, and cultural trailblazer whose rugged charm and commitment to independent cinema shaped generations, died today at the age of 89. Specific details surrounding his death have not been disclosed, but he passed at his home in Sundance, located in the mountains of Utah.

Born on August 18, 1936, in Santa Monica, California, Redford rose to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s with a series of iconic roles that cemented his status as a Hollywood leading man. His breakout performance came in 1967’s Barefoot in the Park alongside Jane Fonda, followed by the blockbuster Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) with Paul Newman, a film that remains a benchmark of the buddy Western genre. Redford’s portrayal of the charismatic outlaw earne

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