Actor Robert Redford, star of 'Butch Cassidy,' 'The Sting,' and 'All the President's Men,' and crush of my mother, or maybe all women, dies at 89
The legendary actor, creator of the Sundance Film Festival, environmental activist, and director of 'Ordinary People' and 'Quiz Show,' died Tuesday in his sleep at his home in Utah. He was a titan of acting, a legend among indie filmmakers in the US—for whom he also promoted the Sundance Institute and Festival (named after his character in Butch Cassidy)—a beacon for Democrats, and an activist dedicated to social and environmental issues. With the death of Robert Redford, not one Redford has passed away, but all the Redfords who have existed in different fields in the United States. And, incidentally, a furious opponent of President Trump.
Redford died Tuesday morning at the age of 89 at his home in Provo, Utah, according to The New York Times. This was announced to the newspaper by Cindi Berger, director of the advertising firm Rogers & Cowan PMK, who explained that he died in his sleep but did not specify the cause of death.
With his wife, a Mormon, and children
Not even he himself believed in such a long and successful career. He confessed to journalists that he was too attracted to the hippie lifestyle in his youth. Twice, he decided to give up early on: once when his mother died, and the second time in 1966, when he and his wife and children moved to southern Spain, to Málaga and Mijas, despite having already made a name for himself on Broadway and made a mark in film, in four films. "I was clear about it; they didn't like me. The thing is, I wanted to be a painter. It took me a while to accept that this passion would become my hobby and that acting would take center stage," he recalled. "And do you know when it happened? They called me to star in Barefoot in the Park, and I came home." He never again doubted his worth. And like many actors, he announced his retirement a couple of times, only to return to film later. In 2018, he told at the premiere of The Old Man & The Gun: "I would like to be remembered for all my work on television, in film, and in theater. And for my environmental work."
RIP
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