**Hollywood Legend Robert Redford Dies at 89 – Oscar Star & Sundance Pioneer Passes Away**
An influential supporter of independent films through his Sundance Institute, Robert Redford starred in films such as The Way We Were and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Sundance Institute, has died at the age of 89, The New York Times reported , citing his publicist. Redford passed away at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah surrounded by his loved ones, Cindi Berger, CEO of the publicity firm Rogers & Cowan PMK, said in an email to Reuters. Berger did not disclose the cause of death. Once dismissed as "just another California blond", Redford's charm and craggy good looks made him one of the industry's most bankable leading men for half a century, and one of the world's most recognisable and best-loved movie stars. Redford made hearts beat faster in romantic roles such as Out of Africa, got political in The Candidate and All the President's Men and skewered his golden-boy image in roles like the alcoholic ex-rodeo champ in The Electric Hor...
