Robert Redford passes away at 89

Robert Redford, the Hollywood golden boy whose career spanned more than six decades as actor, Oscar-winning director, environmental advocate, and champion of independent cinema, died Tuesday at his beloved Sundance home in the Utah mountains.

- By NEIL RAMOS

He was 89.

Publicist Cindi Berger said he passed “surrounded by those he loved,” though no cause of death was given.

Born August 18, 1936, in Santa Monica, California, Charles Robert Redford Jr. first pursued art and baseball before turning to acting, studying at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and debuting on Broadway in the late 1950s.

With wavy blond hair and a sly grin, he became one of the 1970s’ most bankable stars.