Robert Redford , a cinematic star, director and activist whose role in “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” lent its name to a Utah festival that would become a pillar in independent film, has died at the age of 89.

He died Tuesday morning in the mountains outside of Provo, Utah — “the place he loved surrounded by those he loved,” his longtime publicist, Cindi Berger, told The New York Times .

The last Sundance Film Festival in Utah will honor Robert Redford

Redford’s death comes just a few months before the Sundance Film Festival’s final run in Utah, after more than 40 years.

Festival organizers already had plans in place to celebrate Redford’s vision and passion for storytelling. View Comments

“We want to take the opportunity to honor and and salute and celebrate the legacy of t

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