Robert Redford had a close and special working relationship with Brad Pitt before his death. Redford directed 1992's A River Runs Through It, which is where the duo first met. Nearly a decade later, they appeared alongside each other in the 2001 thriller Spy Game. Over the years, the two strengthened their close bond with Redford even praising Pitt as a "special, smart, talented, hard-worker" in a past interview. Redford also called his former collaborator "humble." News broke on Tuesday, September 16, that Redford died at age 89.