People remember the human side of the ‘dazzling’ film star, who was kind and wise and lived a dignified life

• Robert Redford, giant of American cinema, dies aged 89

I met Bob in 1984 after he finished Out of Africa through a mutual friend in Malibu, and subsequently began to work for him and became friends. At that time he was establishing Sundance and distancing himself from Hollywood. He was a dolphin among sharks. He was the most kind and wise person one could ever know in this life.
Lex, Joshua Tree, CA