"Hollywood legend Robert Redford, who won a Golden Globe for a 1965 movie role in which he played a bisexual actor, has died at the age of 89. Redford, who went on to win two Oscars and founded the Sundance Film Festival, died in his sleep in the early hours of Tuesday morning (16 September), according to his publicist Cindi Berger. Berger confirmed the news in a statement to The New York Times, saying that Redford died in Sundance, Utah, surrounded by his loved ones."
"Redford began his starry career as a Hollywood leading man in the 1960s, appearing in TV series including The Twilight Zone and Playhouse 90. His first major film role came in 1962's War Hunt, but it was his 1965 film Inside Daisy Clover, in which he played bisexual film star Wade Lewis, that was seen as a big breakthrough for the star. That year, he won the Golden Globe award for Most Promising Male Newcomer."
Robert Redford died in his sleep on 16 September in Sundance, Utah, at the age of 89, surrounded by loved ones. Publicist Cindi Berger confirmed the death and said the family requested privacy. Redford rose to prominence in the 1960s with television roles and a breakthrough film turn in Inside Daisy Clover, earning a Golden Globe as Most Promising Male Newcomer. He starred in major films including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Sting and The Way We Were, received Oscar and BAFTA recognition, and founded the Sundance Film Institute and Sundance Film Festival in 1981.
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