Overview

• Agent Cindi Berger confirmed to the New York Times that Redford died in his sleep Tuesday morning near Provo, Utah, with no cause disclosed.
• He was celebrated for landmark performances in films including Butch Cassidy and the Kid, The Sting, All the President’s Men, Three Days of the Condor and Out of Africa.
• In 1981 he founded the Sundance Institute and later built the Sundance Film Festival into a premier launchpad for independent filmmakers.
• He earned the Academy Award for Best Director for Ordinary People in 1981 and received an honorary Oscar in 2002.
• Public figures paid tribute, with messages from Meryl Streep, Marlee Matlin, Stephen King and President Donald Trump highlighting his influence and enduring star power.