He was a Hollywood golden boy and the Sundance kid, the missing link between The Twilight Zone ( check out the towheaded 25-year-old playing the Prince of Darkness) and the Marvel Cinematic Universe. An actor-turned-director who helped everybody from Scarlett Johansson to Brad Pitt become household names. A film festival founder who helped several generations of moviemakers find their voices, and provided the primary platform for the American independent film movement. An activist who stumped for environmental causes long before it was chic, a celebrity who took political stances long before it was expected (or derided), a tireless advocate for the less fortunate, a lifelong skier, and, as he told me the last time I interviewed him , a lover of fine tequila.

For most of us, however,

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