By BOB THOMAS, Associated Press

Robert Redford, the Hollywood golden boy who became an Oscar-winning director, liberal activist and godfather for independent cinema under the name of one of his best-loved characters, died Tuesday at 89.

Redford died “at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah — the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved,” publicist Cindi Berger said in a statement. No cause of death was provided. • FILE – Director Sydney Pollack, left, appears with actors Robert Redford, center, and Barbra Streisand during the filming of “The Way We Were” in New York on Nov. 28, 1972. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File) • FILE – President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to actor Robert Redford during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House,

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