LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -Actor, director and producer Robert Redford, the quintessential handsome Hollywood leading man and an influential supporter of independent films through his Sundance Institute, died on Tuesday at the age of 89.

Here is some reaction from co-stars and other prominent figures:

JANE FONDA, ACTOR

“I can’t stop crying… He meant a lot to me and was a beautiful person in every way. He stood for an America we have to keep fighting for.”

BARBRA STREISAND, ACTOR

“Every day on the set of ‘The Way We Were’ was exciting, intense and pure joy.

“Bob was charismatic, intelligent, intense, always interesting — and one of the finest actors ever.”

RON HOWARD, DIRECTOR

“#RIP & thank you RobertRedford, a tremendously influential cultural figure for the creative choices made as an

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