Cinema legend Robert Redford dies at 89

US actor Robert Redford attends a Yahoo's seminar during the 58th edition of the International festival of creativity, Cannes Lions on June 21, 2011, in Cannes on French Riviera. Cinema legend Robert Redford, a screen great both in front of and behind the camera whose career spanned six decades, died early on Tuesday morning at his home in Utah, his publicist said. He was 89. — Photo by SEBASTIEN NOGIER / AFP

Cinema legend Robert Redford, a screen great both in front of and behind the camera whose career spanned six decades, died early on Tuesday morning at his home in Utah, his publicist said. He was 89.

Redford died in his sleep, and a specific cause was not given, according to a statement by Cindi Berger, the chief executive of publicity firm Rogers & Cowan PMK.