Overview

• Redford’s publicist Cindi Berger said he died at his home in Sundance, Utah, at age 89, surrounded by loved ones.
• Redford said their friendship began while playing Butch and Sundance in the 1969 hit, then grew as they discovered shared values and differences.
• Contemporary and retrospective views note the pair’s two collaborations—Butch Cassidy, which won four Oscars including best original screenplay, and The Sting—with early reviews praising the humor while faulting some stylistic choices.
• Their rapport included elaborate pranks, notably Redford gifting Newman a crushed Porsche for his 50th birthday, which Newman later returned compacted into a cube.
• Their legacies extend through philanthropy, with Redford’s Sundance Institute and festival and Newman’s Own donating profits to charity alongside the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp.