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Legendary Actor Robert Redford Dies
Robert Redford, the Oscar-winning actor-director who helped redefine American movie stardom and built the Sundance movement into a global force for independent film, has died. He was 89. Cindi Berger, chief executive of Rogers & Cowan PMK, said Redford died peacefully in his sleep early Tuesday, Sept. 16, at his Utah home; no cause was disclosed. The announcement was made in a statement to The New York Times. Born Charles Robert Redford Jr. in Santa Monica, California, Redford got his start on stage and television before breaking through on Broadway in "Barefoot in the Park" and on fi…