Hollywood icon and dedicated environmentalist Robert Redford died Tuesday morning at his home in Utah. He was 89. Article content

Known for such classic films as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President’s Men and The Way We Were, Redford was also the creator of the Sundance Film Festival. Article content Article content

Redford, born in Santa Monica Aug. 18, 1936, was the go-to leading man in 1960s and 1970s. As an actor, he made over 70 films, and he directed nine.

Redford’s career brought him to Vancouver a few times over the years.

Included on his very deep resume are the Hollywood North -shot movies 2005’s An Unfinished Life from director Lasse Hallström and 2012’s The Company You Keep, which Redford both starred in and directed.

The political thriller The Co

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