Posted 48 minutes agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownOscar-Winning Film Icon Robert Redford Has Died At 89Redford served as a leading man early in his career before making a name for himself as a director.by Paige LavenderHuffPost WriterFacebookPinterestLink Robert Redford, an icon of the entertainment industry who founded the Sundance Institute and helped shape the independent film industry, died at age 89, The New York Times first reported.