Oscar-Winning Actor Robert Redford, Best Known for ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,’ Dies at 89

Oscar-winning actor and director Robert Redford died at 89 on September 16, 2025, at his Utah home. Known for iconic roles in *Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid*, *All the President’s Men*, and *Out of Africa*, Redford also directed acclaimed films like *Ordinary People*, which won three Oscars, and *A River Runs Through It*. In 1981, he founded the Sundance Institute, transforming its film festival into a global platform for independent cinema. Survived by his wife Sibylle Szaggars, married in 2009, Redford was previously married to Lola Van Wagenen, with whom he had four children, losing two. His legacy reshaped modern film.