Robert Redford, has died at the age of 89.
In a statement, his publicist Cindi Berger, said: “Robert Redford passed away on September 16 at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah – the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved. He will be missed greatly. The family requests privacy.”
Tributes have been paid to the Oscar-winning star of Out of Africa, by stars including Meryl Streep and Jane Fonda.
Redford, also famous for founding Utah’s Sundance Film Festival, won a best director Oscar in 1980 for Ordinary People. He announced his retirment from performing in 2018, having said in 2016 that he was “tired of acting”.
Hollywood actress Meryl Streep, who co-starred with him in Out of Africa, led the tributes, saying saying: “One of the lions has passed. Rest in peace my lovely friend.”
Jane Fonda, a lifelong friend of Redford who starred alongside him in films such as 1967’s romcom Barefoot in the Park, said he “was a beautiful person in every way.”
“It hit me hard this morning when I read that Bob was gone. 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,” she added.
