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R.I.P. Paul Newman (1925-2008)
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... From People : With more than 80 films and TV productions to his credit, Newman’s career spanned generations. His first Oscar nomination was in 1959 for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, and his most recent was in 2003 for Road to Perdition… ...He married for the first time in 1949, then moved wife Jackie and their young son Scott east, where Newman attended the Yale Drama School and, later, the New York Actors Studio… ...it was his Broadway debut in 1953, as the sexy stranger in Picnic, that led to a Warner Bros. Hollywood contract and his first movie – the 1954 toga epic The Silver ...
paul newman - rest in peace
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... hey everyone - there's sad news to report - yesterday legendary hollywood actor paul newman passed away at the age of 83 from lung cancer at his connecticut home which he had been fighting since being diagnosed last year - shortly thereafter he announced his retirement (i'm not able to work anymore...at the level that i would want to. you start to lose your memory, you start to lose your confidence, you start to lose your invention...) ...
Hollywood Legend Paul Newman Dead at 83
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... Newman was nominated for Oscars ten times.
But perhaps his proudest accomplishment, besides his 50-year marriage to actress Joanne Woodward, was starting Newman’s Own, which since 1982 has made popcorn, spaghetti sauce, lemonade and salad dressing and has donated more than $250 million to charities selected by Newman himself.
Paul was Hollywood royalty, indeed.
You will be missed.
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Newman won an Oscar for The Color of Money, in 1987. Exactly 20 years later, he announced his retirement from acting, saying, “I’m not able to work anymore … at the level that I would want to. You start to lose your memory, you start to lose your confidence, you start to lose your invention.”
Among his final roles was the voice of Doc Hudson in the 2006 animated movie Cars.
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Paul Newman founded the “Hole In The Wall Gang” ...
Hollywood Legend and Philanthropist, Paul Newman Dies at 83
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... excerpts: His heart and soul were dedicated to helping make the world a better place for all. Paul had an abiding belief in the role that luck plays in one’s life, and its randomness. He was quick to acknowledge the good fortune he had in his own life. While his philanthropic interests and donations were wide-ranging, he was especially committed to the thousands of children with life-threatening conditions served by the Hole in the Wall Camps, which he helped start over 20 years ago. source , ...
