Robert Redford, Hollywood’s former golden boy and star of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,has died aged 89.
The actor and Oscar-winning director’s death was confirmed in a statement by Cindi Berger, chief executive of the publicity firm Rogers & Cowan PMK. She said that Redford died in his sleep at home in Utah, “surrounded by those he loved”. A specific cause of death was not disclosed.