He bought two acres in Provo Canyon, Utah, after falling in love with the area on a 1961 motorcycle trip. It was the start of something big.

The film star, Oscar winner and promoter of independent cinema died in his sleep at home in Utah, said The New York Times.

He made serious topics like grief and political corruption resonate with the masses, in no small part because of his own star power.

Look back at the life of the actor whose laconic style made him one of Hollywood's brightest stars.

Redford served as a leading man early in his career before making a name for himself as a director.

Redford was best known as a go-to leading man of the late 1960s and 1970s, instantly recognizable for his windswept hair and widely beloved for his easy charisma.

Redford achieved huge critical and commercial success in the 60s and 70s with a string of hits including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Way We Were and The Sting, before…

Redford served as a leading man early in his career before making a name for himself as a director.

He bought two acres in Provo Canyon, Utah, after falling in love with the area on a 1961 motorcycle trip. It was the start of something big.

A ‘born film star’, he matured into an Oscar-winning director, a backer of offbeat films and the creator of the Sundance film festival

As the entertainment industry mourns Robert Redford, one question looms large: What will happen at Sundance?

One of Hollywood’s greats who starred in All the President’s Men, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and The Sting

From 'The Sting' to 'Out of Africa,' the actor and director embodied a certain kind of American cinema, generous and progressive. To encourage independent production, he created…

With his Sundance film festival and institute, Robert Redford used his considerable power to bring generations of talented film-makers to a bigger audience