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Robert Redford was initially attracted to Sibylle Szaggars once he learned she wasn't familiar with him or his movies.

The legendary actor was 89 when he died on Sept. 16 at his home in Sundance, Utah, his representative told Fox News Digital. Redford and Szaggars' love story began decades ago in those very mountains in Utah.

In 1996, the German-born artist ran into Redford while on a ski trip with friends at his Sundance Mountain Resort, which eventually became the same spot he founded the non-profit Sundance Institute to provide support for independent filmmakers.

In 2014, Szaggars shed some light on their first encounter.

ROBERT REDFORD DEAD AT 89

"I knew of him," Szaggars recalled during a discussion for the Nationa

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