| Acting legend Robert Redford dies aged 89 Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 22:05, 16th September 2025 |     |
Sadly, from the BBC:
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid turned its stars Redford and Paul Newman into global stars
US acting legend Redford, best known for roles in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting, has died at the age of 89.
In a statement, his publicist Cindi Berger, said: "Robert Redford passed away on September 16 at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah - the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved. He will be missed greatly. The family requests privacy."
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It was 1969's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, a Western film about two bank robbers, co-starring Paul Newman, that made Redford an overnight star.
I have clipped a lot of that BBC article in quoting it here.
My father took me to a cinema somewhere in North Cornwall (we were on holiday there at the time) to see the film, in 1969. I was age 10 at the time, and remember being enthralled by that film. It remains one of my favourites of all time.
The script, and the casting, were brilliant: Robert Redford, as the Sundance Kid, had lines delivered in a laconic style, compared with Paul Newman's character, Butch Cassidy, who was energetically fast talking. Apparently, they got on very well together, on and off set - it shows, in that classic film.
From YouTube, for example, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyR7XB0VBPM
Sorry to learn of your passing, Robert Redford.
