Robert Redford had a close and special working relationship with Brad Pitt before his death.

Redford directed 1992’s A River Runs Through It, which is where the duo first met. Nearly a decade later, they appeared alongside each other in the 2001 thriller Spy Game.

Over the years, the two strengthened their close bond with Redford even praising Pitt as a “special, smart, talented, hard-worker” in a past interview. Redford also called his former collaborator “humble.”

News broke on Tuesday, September 16, that Redford died at age 89. The actor’s rep confirmed to The New York Times that was at his Utah home when he died in his sleep.

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