On Tuesday, September 16, Robert Redford , legendary actor and Oscar-winning director of Ordinary People , died at the age of 89 . Redford made his mark on Hollywood in films like All The President’s Men and by starting the iconic Sundance Film Festival. But Redford only got his big break when the late acting legend Paul Newman hand-picked him to be Newman’s costar in the 1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

Redford starred as “Harry Longabaugh,” a.k.a. the Sundance Kid, opposite Newman’s outlaw Butch Cassidy. The film was a critical and commercial hit, winning four Oscars including best screenplay and best song. The two actors would reunite four years later, starring opposite each other in The Sting , which won eight Oscars in 1974.

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