The Sundance Kid Has Passed

Robert Redford and Paul Newman starred in this popular film in 1969.

For real this time, not in a movie but in real life.

Beloved actor Robert Redford died in his sleep early yesterday at his home in the mountains outside of Provo, Utah. He was 89.

You might remember him in the following films:

• “Barefoot in the Park” (1967) with Jane Fonda

• “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969) with Paul Newman

• "Jeremiah Johnson" (1972)

• "The Candidate" (1972)

• “The Way We Were” (1973) with Barbra Streisand

• “The Sting” (1973) with Paul Newman

• “Three Days of the Condor” (1975) with Faye Dunaway

• “All the President’s Men” (1976) with Dustin Hoffman

• “All the President’s Men” (1976) with Dustin Hoffman

• “Out of Africa” (1985) with Meryl Streep

• "Indecent Proposal" (1993) with Woody Harrelson and Demi Moore

"From presidential candidates to electric cowboys — these were the roles that showcased the late, great actor at his finest"—Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone has published his 20 Essential Movies and it's well worth the read.

I would mention that he was a heartthrob but he hated that aspect of stardom. But he was.

Lola Van Wagenen, his first wife, was "the love of his life." They married in 1958 and had four children together. Though they drifted apart and divorced in 1985, they remained close friends. He later married Sibylle Szaggars in 2009.

You may read one of Robert Redford's many obituaries here.

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