Robert Redford, Hollywood Legend and Sundance Founder, Dies at 89

According to The New York Times, which first reported the actor's death, Redford died at his home outside Provo on Tuesday morning.

The cause of death has not been disclosed, but Berger told the outlet in a statement that he died in his sleep.

He passed away at his home in Sundance, Utah, where he also founded the renowned independent film institute.

Berger stated that Redford died in his sleep, but did not provide further details about the cause of death.

Redford was born on August 18, 1936, in Santa Monica, California, United States.

"I've spent most of my life just focused on the road ahead, not looking back," Redford said in the acceptance speech for his 2002 honorary Oscar.

"But now tonight, I'm seeing in the rearview mirror that there is something I've not thought about much, called history."

Robert Redford's career began on television in the early 1960s, appearing on popular shows such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Twilight Zone.

His Broadway debut came in 1959 in the play "Tall Story," followed by other roles that honed his acting skills.

His breakthrough on the stage came with his starring role in Neil Simon's comedy-drama "Barefoot in the Park" (1963).

A turning point in his film career came when he starred opposite Paul Newman in the Western comedy "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969).

His role as the Sundance Kid catapulted him to fame and made him a hugely popular Hollywood star.

Their collaboration continued with the highly successful film "The Sting" (1973), which won seven Academy Awards and earned him his first Oscar nomination for acting.

Redford also starred in other iconic films such as The Way We Were (1973) alongside Barbra Streisand and All the President's Men (1976), in which he portrayed journalist Bob Woodward in the Watergate scandal.

Besides his success as an actor, Robert Redford also achieved brilliant success as a director.

His directorial debut, Ordinary People (1980), was an immediate success, winning four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.

He went on to direct a number of critically acclaimed films, such as The Milagro Beanfield War (1988), A River Runs Through It (1992), Quiz Show (1994), and The Horse Whisperer (1998).

In the final decade of his career, Redford continued to actively act, including in the critically acclaimed All Is Lost (2013), in which he played the sole actor.

His final role as an actor was in The Old Man & the Gun (2018), which marked a sweet conclusion to his long and colorful acting career.

Throughout his career, Robert Redford has received numerous awards and recognition for his outstanding contributions.

He was awarded an Academy Award for directing the film Ordinary People and received an Academy Honorary Award in 2002 for his overall achievements.

He also received five Golden Globe Awards, including the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1994.

Other notable awards include the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 1996 and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2005.

In 2016, he received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the United States, from President Barack Obama.

Time magazine even named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2014.

In his personal life, Redford was married twice, first to Lola Van Wagenen and then to Sibylle Szaggars.

He had four children from his first marriage, although two of them have died, and survived by seven grandchildren.