Robert Redford and Jane Fonda had a lasting, close friendship and on-screen relationship as they starred in four acclaimed films together, including "Our Souls at Night," "The Electric Horseman," "Barefoot in the Park" and "The Chase."
On Sept. 16, the Oscar-winning actress, who worked with Redford from the 1960s into the 2010s, honored the "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" star in a statement after his death at age 89. "It hit me hard this morning when I read that Bob was gone," Fonda said in the statement provided to USA TODAY. "I can't stop crying."
See the golden duo's bond in frames, starting with the two at the Netflix premiere of "Our Souls at Night" on Sept. 27, 2017, in New York City.
He meant a lot to me and was a beautiful person in every way. He stood for an America we have to keep fighting for," Fonda said of Redford.
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The pair reunited on the 2017 Netflix movie "Our Souls at Night," which marked one of the final films of Redford's career. His last major acting role was in 2018's "The Old Man & the Gun." He also had a cameo in 2019's "Avengers: Endgame."
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Jane Fonda and Robert Redford pose during a red carpet to receive a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 74th Venice Film Festival on Sept. 1, 2017, in Venice, Italy.
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Robert Redford and Jane Fonda share a sweet embrace on the red carpet.
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Robert Redford and Jane Fonda smile for the cameras.
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From left: President of the Venice Film Festival, Paolo Baratta, Robert Redford, Jane Fonda and director of the festival, Alberto Barbera, onstage for the Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Awards ceremony during the 74th Venice Film Festival on Sept.1, 2017, in Venice, Italy.
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Jane Fonda looks warmly at Robert Redford onstage.
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Speaking to Esquire in 2017, Robert Redford said that he and Jane Fonda had a "very special relationship" going back to when they worked together on "The Chase."
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"It just clicks," he told the outlet. "Whatever her life was — which was all over the place — whatever my life was, when we came together, those things were forgotten. We were just she and I working together. It didn't require a lot of analysis. It just fell into place."
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Robert Redford and Jane Fonda pose during a photocall for their movie "Our Souls at Night" on Sept. 1, 2017, in Venice, Italy.
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