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Robert Redford, the acclaimed Oscar-winning director, activist and founder of the Sundance Film Festival, died Tuesday, at 89. See photos from throughout his remarkable life and career here.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Actors, from left, Robert Redford, Elizabeth Ashley, and Kurt Kaznar appear backstage on opening night of their comedy play “Barefoot in the Park,” directed by Mike Nichols, in New York on Oct. 23, 1963. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
Actors, from left, Robert Redford, Elizabeth Ashley, and Kurt Kaznar appear backstage on opening night of their comedy play “Barefoot in the Park,” directed by Mike Nichols, in New York on Oct. 23, 1963. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
Director Sydney Pollack, left, appears with actors Robert Redford, center, and Barbra Streisand during the filming of “The Way We Were” in New York on Nov. 28, 1972. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
Director Sydney Pollack, left, appears with actors Robert Redford, center, and Barbra Streisand during the filming of “The Way We Were” in New York on Nov. 28, 1972. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)
President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to actor Robert Redford during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to actor Robert Redford during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
Robert Redford, from left, his wife Lola, and director Sydney Pollack appear at the presentation of the film “Jeremiah Johnson” during the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 7, 1972. (AP Photo/Jean-Jacques Levy, File)
Robert Redford, from left, his wife Lola, and director Sydney Pollack appear at the presentation of the film “Jeremiah Johnson” during the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, France on May 7, 1972. (AP Photo/Jean-Jacques Levy, File)
Actors Robert Redford and Jane Fonda hug as they pose for photographers at the photo call of the film “Our Souls at Night” during the 74th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Sept. 1, 2017. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Actors Robert Redford and Jane Fonda hug as they pose for photographers at the photo call of the film “Our Souls at Night” during the 74th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Sept. 1, 2017. (Photo by Joel Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Robert Redford, left, and his wife Sibylle Szaggars arrive for the premiere of the movie “The Company You Keep” at the 69th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Sept. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
Robert Redford, left, and his wife Sibylle Szaggars arrive for the premiere of the movie “The Company You Keep” at the 69th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, on Sept. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward, left, talks with actor Robert Redford following the premiere of “All the President’s Men” in Washington, on April 5, 1976. (AP Photo, File)
Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward, left, talks with actor Robert Redford following the premiere of “All the President’s Men” in Washington, on April 5, 1976. (AP Photo, File)
Actor Robert Redford, left, and director Sydney Pollack appear at the Cannes Film Festival before the presentation of their film “Jeremiah Johnson” in Cannes, France, on May 6, 1972. (AP Photo/Jean Jacques Levy, File)
Actor Robert Redford, left, and director Sydney Pollack appear at the Cannes Film Festival before the presentation of their film “Jeremiah Johnson” in Cannes, France, on May 6, 1972. (AP Photo/Jean Jacques Levy, File)
Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein, second left, and Bob Woodward, second right, are flanked by actors Dustin Hoffman, left, and Robert Redford as they attend the premiere of “All the President’s Men,” in Washington, on April 5, 1976. (AP Photo, File)
Washington Post reporters Carl Bernstein, second left, and Bob Woodward, second right, are flanked by actors Dustin Hoffman, left, and Robert Redford as they attend the premiere of “All the President’s Men,” in Washington, on April 5, 1976. (AP Photo, File)
President Bush, right, and first lady Laura Bush, second from right, stand with actor Robert Redford, left, and singer Tina Turner at the Kennedy Center Honors Gala in Washington on Dec. 4, 2005. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
President Bush, right, and first lady Laura Bush, second from right, stand with actor Robert Redford, left, and singer Tina Turner at the Kennedy Center Honors Gala in Washington on Dec. 4, 2005. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Robert Redford poses on a balcony along Main Street decorated with his Sundance Film Festival banners on Jan. 17, 2003, in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, File)
Robert Redford poses on a balcony along Main Street decorated with his Sundance Film Festival banners on Jan. 17, 2003, in Park City, Utah. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac, File)
Actors, from left, Michael Pena, Robert Redford, Tom Cruise and Andrew Garfield appear at the screening of their movie “Lions for Lambs” at the Rome Film festival, in Rome on Oct. 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)
Actors, from left, Michael Pena, Robert Redford, Tom Cruise and Andrew Garfield appear at the screening of their movie “Lions for Lambs” at the Rome Film festival, in Rome on Oct. 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, File)