“One of the lions has passed”: Robert Redford dead at 89

Hollywood legend Robert Redford has died at age 89.

Rogers & Cowan PMK CEO Cindi Berger shared that Redford died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Utah on Tuesday morning. No cause of death was given.

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Redford became one of the most iconic faces in American cinema thanks to starring roles in classics like “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “The Natural.” Across five decades in the film industry, Redford took uncharacteristic risks for an actor with matinee-idol good looks. He regularly signed on for dark, challenging roles and inhabited broken, brooding characters.

In his later career, Redford successfully pivoted to directing, winning the Academy Award for Best Director in 1980 for “Ordinary People.”

Outside of his own work, the actor and director was a transformati