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On Tuesday, Sept. 16, Robert Redford died at his home in Sundance, Utah, at age 89

The Oscar-winning actor, who is originally from California, relocated to Utah after purchasing a two-acre plot of land in 1961

In the years after he moved, Redford went on to build a lasting presence there through his Sundance Mountain Resort, Sundance Film Festival and environmental activism. He had been vocal in the past about Utah feeling like an escape from the “phony and superficial” feeling he got from L.A.

From shaping the film industry to fighting for environmental change, Robert Redford saw Utah as more than just a home base for the last 60 years.

On Tuesday, Sept. 16, the Oscar-winning actor, director and environmental activist died at his home outside of Provo, Utah, at age 8

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