(Reuters) – Actor Robert Redford, a Hollywood screen legend turned director, producer and influential supporter of independent films through his Sundance Institute, died on Tuesday at the age of 89, The New York Times reported, citing his publicist.
He died in his sleep at his home in Provo, Utah, according to a statement by his publicity firm Rogers & Cowan PMK, the New York Times reported.
His publicist was not immediately available for comment.
(Reporting by Brendan O’Brien in Chicago)
