Hollywood is collectively heartbroken by Tuesday’s death of Robert Redford , the leading man-turned-stalwart of independent film.
The 89-year-old actor, director and activist died “at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah — the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved,” his publicist, Cindi Berger, said in a statement to the Daily News.
“One of the lions has passed. Rest in peace my lovely friend,” said Meryl Streep, Redford’s co-star in the epic romance “Out of Africa,” which won Best Picture at the 1986 Academy Awards.
The film icons reunited on-screen for the 2007 political thriller “Lions for Lambs,” which Redford also directed.
Redford’s “Barefoot in the Park” co-star Jane Fonda said in a statement that news of his death hit her “hard” and she “can’t stop crying.