Barbra Streisand Remembers ‘Intelligent, Intense’ Robert Redford: ‘One of the Finest Actors Ever’

Barbra Streisand is remembering 1 of her astir iconic onscreen emotion interests pursuing Robert Redford‘s death astatine the property of 89 connected Tuesday (Sept. 16).

Shortly aft the legendary actor’s publicist confirmed successful a connection to the property that he’d passed distant successful his Utah location earlier that morning, the Broadway icon shared a black-and-white photograph of herself and Redford circa 1973 connected Instagram. “Every time connected the acceptable of The Way We Were was exciting, aggravated and axenic joy,” Streisand wrote successful her caption, referencing the quintessential Sydney Pollack romance successful which the brace starred arsenic star-crossed lovers.

“We were specified opposites: helium was from the satellite of horses; I was allergic to them!” she continued. “Yet, we kept trying to find retired much astir each other, conscionable similar the characters successful the movie. Bob was charismatic, intelligent, intense, ever absorbing — and 1 of the finest actors ever.”

“The past clip I saw him, erstwhile helium came to lunch, we discussed creation and decided to nonstop each different our archetypal drawings,” she added. “He was 1 of a benignant and I’m truthful grateful to person had the accidental to enactment with him.”

Though some Streisand and Redford boast 2 of the astir illustrious acting careers successful Hollywood history, their performances successful The Way We Were are arguably immoderate of their astir beloved. The erstwhile played Katie Morosky portion the second starred arsenic Hubbell Gardiner, 2 opposites who nevertheless recovered themselves attracted to 1 another. Streisand’s show of the film’s theme, “The Way We Were,” won champion archetypal opus astatine the Academy Awards.

“It was large amusive to enactment with Bob,” the histrion wrote of Redford successful her 2023 My Name Is Barbra memoir, according to People. “He and I had a existent rapport and the assemblage could consciousness it. It’s hard to explicate wherefore a definite operation of 2 actors works, but successful 1 interview, Bob tried: ‘Barbra … her femininity brings retired the masculinity successful a man, and her masculinity brings retired a man’s femininity, vulnerability, romanticism, immoderate you privation to telephone it.’ No wonderment I liked him. He’s precise perceptive.”

In her connection connected Redford’s death, publicist Cindi Berger noted the acclaimed performer had died “at his location astatine Sundance successful the mountains of Utah — the spot helium loved, surrounded by those helium loved.”

“He volition beryllium missed greatly,” she added. “The household requests privacy.”

Redford’s vocation extends acold past his unforgettable performances successful films specified arsenic Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President’s Men. He was besides a distinguished manager of projects specified arsenic Ordinary People — for which helium won the champion manager Oscar successful 1980 — arsenic good arsenic a devoted environmentalist. He is simply a five-time Golden Globe winner.

He is survived by his wife, art...