Overview

• The New York Times reported his death on September 16, citing publicist Cindy Berger.
• Berger said he died in his sleep in the Provo area of Utah, with no further details disclosed.
• He won the Academy Award for Best Director in 1981 for Ordinary People.
• He founded the Sundance Institute, whose namesake festival has been held in Utah since 1985.
• His landmark films include Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting, The Great Gatsby, Three Days of the Condor, and All the President’s Men.