Actor, director, and Sundance Institute founder Robert Redford died on Tuesday on the age of 89, The New York Instances reported, citing his publicist.His demise, within the mountains outdoors Provo, was introduced by Cindi Berger, chief government of the publicity agency Rogers & Cowan PMK, who mentioned Redford died in his sleep at his house in Provo, Utah. No trigger was specified.Redford’s profession spanned greater than 5 a long time. He reshaped each Hollywood and the impartial movie motion.He rose to fame with movies reminiscent of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Child (1969), The Sting (1973), Three Days of the Condor (1975) and All of the President’s Males (1976). He later received an Academy Award for guiding Unusual Individuals (1980). His different notable directorial works included A River Runs By means of It (1992) and Quiz Present (1994).Past the display screen, Redford left a permanent cultural mark by founding the Sundance Institute in 1981 and reworking the Sundance Movie Competition into the world’s main showcase for impartial cinema. The competition helped launch the careers of administrators like Quentin Tarantino, Steven Soderbergh, and Ryan Coogler.An outspoken advocate for environmental causes, Redford fought in opposition to freeway growth and energy crops in Utah and served for 3 a long time as a trustee of the Pure Sources Protection Council. He grew to become one of many earliest fashions for the actor-turned-environmentalist function later embraced by stars reminiscent of Leonardo DiCaprio.Redford is survived by his spouse, Sibylle Szaggars, daughters Shauna Schlosser Redford and Amy Redford, and 7 grandchildren.
