OT: RIP Paul Newman! :(

TamTastic

Legendary actor Paul Newman dies at age 83 2 minutes ago



WESTPORT, Conn. - Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning superstar who personified cool as an activist, race car driver, popcorn impresario and the anti-hero of such films as "Hud," "Cool Hand Luke" and "The Color of Money," has died. He was 83.

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Newman died Friday after a long battle with cancer at his farmhouse near Westport, publicist Jeff Sanderson said. He was surrounded by his family and close friends.

In May, Newman he had dropped plans to direct a fall production of "Of Mice and Men," citing unspecified health issues.

He got his start in theater and on television during the 1950s, and went on to become one of the world's most enduring and popular film stars, a legend held in awe by his peers. He was nominated for Oscars 10 times, winning one regular award and two honorary ones, and had major roles in more than 50 motion pictures, including "Exodus," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "The Verdict," "The Sting" and "Absence of Malice."

Newman worked with some of the greatest directors of the past half century, from Alfred Hitchcock and John Huston to Robert Altman, Martin Scorsese and the Coen brothers. His co-stars included Elizabeth Taylor, Lauren Bacall, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks and, most famously, Robert Redford, his sidekick in "Butch Cassidy" and "The Sting."

He sometimes teamed with his wife and fellow Oscar winner, Joanne Woodward, with whom he had one of Hollywood's rare long-term marriages. "I have steak at home, why go out for hamburger?" Newman told Playboy magazine when asked if he was tempted to stray. They wed in 1958, around the same time they both appeared in "The Long Hot Summer," and Newman directed her in several films, including "Rachel, Rachel" and "The Glass Menagerie

TamTastic

Legendary actor Paul Newman dies at age 83 2 minutes ago



WESTPORT, Conn. - Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning superstar who personified cool as an activist, race car driver, popcorn impresario and the anti-hero of such films as "Hud," "Cool Hand Luke" and "The Color of Money," has died. He was 83.

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Newman died Friday after a long battle with cancer at his farmhouse near Westport, publicist Jeff Sanderson said. He was surrounded by his family and close friends.

In May, Newman he had dropped plans to direct a fall production of "Of Mice and Men," citing unspecified health issues.

He got his start in theater and on television during the 1950s, and went on to become one of the world's most enduring and popular film stars, a legend held in awe by his peers. He was nominated for Oscars 10 times, winning one regular award and two honorary ones, and had major roles in more than 50 motion pictures, including "Exodus," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "The Verdict," "The Sting" and "Absence of Malice."

Newman worked with some of the greatest directors of the past half century, from Alfred Hitchcock and John Huston to Robert Altman, Martin Scorsese and the Coen brothers. His co-stars included Elizabeth Taylor, Lauren Bacall, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks and, most famously, Robert Redford, his sidekick in "Butch Cassidy" and "The Sting."

He sometimes teamed with his wife and fellow Oscar winner, Joanne Woodward, with whom he had one of Hollywood's rare long-term marriages. "I have steak at home, why go out for hamburger?" Newman told Playboy magazine when asked if he was tempted to stray. They wed in 1958, around the same time they both appeared in "The Long Hot Summer," and Newman directed her in several films, including "Rachel, Rachel" and "The Glass Menagerie

raincloud

Aww, sad

Marla64

Hi Tam-- I just saw this online-- I LOVED this man's acting.

I just read a quote attributed to him about why he was never tempted to stray and be unfaithful to Joanne Woodward. He said, "I have steak at home, why go out for hamburger." What a guy. May his soul rest in peace.

How sad-- prayers for his wife and family--

SoupNazi

:frown:

Gotta admit....he sure looked good still at his ripe old age.


R.I.P.

TamTastic

He did look good!!

I actually saw him in person a few years ago when I was a nanny. I had taken the kids to the Westport Country Playhouse in Westport, CT for a childrens play and he was there with his grandchildren!

Yes, I was very starstruck! Like when I saw Sidney Poitier!! Something about those legends!! WOW!!

Marla64

Oh, yeah-- he was a hottie right up to the end. When he was in his later movies, in his '60s and '70s he was a total cutiepie.

arewethereyet

RIP

Healthier_Me

Read this on the MSN homepage :ohwell:

FitJoani

rest in peace to one of the best and most genuine men that has ever graced the screen

lessertess

I was so sad to see that he had passed away. I've always been a fan. He's so talented and always seemed to be such a genuine person.

jamerz3294

:sad: I saw this at the club this morning when I was working out. He was such a real human being, it's just not fair that we lose the truly good men... :sick:

LovelyLady1977

R.I.P. Paul

denmother46

My friends dog threw up on his shoes and he took it like a gentleman!