(MENAFN - The Conversation) Robert Redford, who has died at the age of 89, was perhaps everybody's idea of a classical Hollywood movie actor. His conventional good looks – his blond hair, boyish ... .
Behind the enduring image of Hollywood’s “golden boy” was a man of great complexity ... In stepping beyond the confines of fame, Redford carved out a unique niche and lasting legacy.
But the Californian golden boy belied his appearance ... Those of us born in the late 1960s and early 1970s grew up with Redford ... The director called him “an interesting metaphor for America, a golden boy with a darkness in him”.