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Breaking news: Robert Redford, an actor whose looks and subtle magnetism in films made him one of the biggest movie stars of all time, but who also forged a legacy in cinema as a patron saint of American independent film, died Sept. 16. He was 89.

washingtonpost.comRobert Redford, movie star and Sundance founder, dies at 89He won a massive following with “Butch Cassidy” and “All the President’s Men.” Through the Sundance Institute, he became a patron saint of independent film.

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Saw "The Natural" at a movie theater. In one scene, Redford stepped to the plate turned to the camera w/his bat on his shoulder & smiled. A woman behind me let out an audible gasp & cried, "Oh God!" The whole place got a good laugh out of that.