Hollywood icon Robert Redford has died aged 89.

The retired actor turned director starred in movies like Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid and All The President’s Men.

Redford founded the Sundance Film Festival, which has taken place annually in Utah, US, since 1978.

Robert Redford’s publicist Cindi Berger says the actor died earlier today at his home “at Sundance in the mountains of Utah – the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved.”

“He will be missed greatly,” Berger says, adding that the family are requesting privacy.

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