{"id":3048,"date":"2008-09-27T17:01:12","date_gmt":"2008-09-27T16:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=3048"},"modified":"2008-09-28T01:39:57","modified_gmt":"2008-09-28T00:39:57","slug":"paul-newman-has-died-aged-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2008\/09\/27\/paul-newman-has-died-aged-83\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul Newman has died aged 83"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Screen icon Paul Newman<\/a><\/strong> has died aged 83.<\/p>\n

The AP report<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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A spokeswoman for screen legend Paul Newman says the actor has died at age 83. Spokeswoman Marni Tomljanovic says Newman died Friday of cancer. No other details were immediately available.<\/p>\n

Newman was nominated for Academy Awards 10 times, winning a regular Oscar in 1987 for “The Color of Money” and two honorary ones. He was equally at home in comedies such as “The Sting” and dramas such as “Hud.”<\/p>\n

He sometimes teamed with his wife, Joanne Woodward, also an Oscar winner for the 1957 film “Three Faces of Eve.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

One of the most famous and enduring actors in Hollywood, his career spanned several decades and included roles in\u00a0Exodus<\/a> (1960),\u00a0The Hustler<\/a> (1961),\u00a0Hud<\/a> (1963),\u00a0Harper<\/a> (1966),\u00a0Hombre<\/a> (1967),\u00a0Cool Hand Luke<\/a> (1967),\u00a0The Towering Inferno<\/a> (1974),\u00a0Slap Shot<\/a> (1977) and\u00a0The Verdict<\/a> (1982).<\/p>\n

The egg eating scene from Cool Hand Luke<\/a> remains one of his most famous:<\/p>\n

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He also memorably teamed with\u00a0Robert Redford<\/a> and director\u00a0George Roy Hill<\/a> for\u00a0Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid<\/a> (1969) and\u00a0The Sting<\/a> (1973).<\/p>\n

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This short video from the Sundance Channel<\/a> features Newman and Redford reminiscing about their early days as actors:<\/p>\n

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Although his first marriage ended in divorce, his second to Joanne Woodward<\/a> became famous for being one of the most enduring in the history of Hollywood.<\/p>\n

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She won an Oscar at the very start of their marriage,\u00a0for her performance in The Three Faces of Eve<\/a> (1959) and they went on to appear together in\u00a0films like\u00a0The Long, Hot Summer<\/a> (1958),\u00a0From the Terrace<\/a> (1960),\u00a0Paris Blues<\/a> (1961),\u00a0A New Kind of Love<\/a> (1963),\u00a0Winning<\/a> (1969),\u00a0The Drowning Pool<\/a> (1975),\u00a0Harry & Son<\/a> (1984) and\u00a0Mr. and Mrs. Bridge<\/a> (1990).<\/p>\n

He lived away from Hollywood in\u00a0Connecticut<\/a> and was devoted to his wife and family. When asked about infidelity, he quipped:<\/p>\n

“Why go out for hamburger when you have steak at home?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Although he he had been nominated for Oscars he didn’t actually win Best Actor until the mid-80s \u00a0when he reprised\u00a0his role of “Fast” Eddie Felson in\u00a0The Color of Money<\/a> (1986) which was directed by\u00a0Martin Scorsese<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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His last film role on screen was as an Irish mob boss in\u00a0Road to Perdition<\/a> (2002), which he starred in alongside\u00a0Tom Hanks<\/a>, but his final work in a movie was as the voice of\u00a0Doc Hudson in the Pixar animation hit Cars<\/a> (2006).<\/p>\n

Outside of his film career, Newman had a passion for\u00a0motorsports<\/a> which he discovered while training for and filming the 1969 film\u00a0Winning<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here he is discussing his racing on a David Letterman appearence in 2007:<\/p>\n

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He won several national championships in Sports Car Club of America road racing and his race teams won several championships in open wheel Indy Car racing.<\/p>\n

Politically liberal, he campaigned for various issues and politicians down the years.<\/p>\n

This 1981 debate with the conservative Charlton Heston<\/a> about a freeze<\/a> on nuclear weapons<\/a> showed his political side:<\/p>\n

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A noted philanthropist, he raised millions of dollars for charity through his food company\u00a0Newman’s Own<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Best known for their salad dressings,\u00a0Newman donated all profits and royalties to charity and – as of 2007 – it has made over US$220 million for good causes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This video shows him talking about his charity work:<\/p>\n

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Back in June of this year it was widely reported that Newman had been diagnosed with\u00a0lung cancer<\/a> and was receiving treatment.<\/p>\n

In August, Newman had\u00a0reportedly\u00a0finished chemotherapy and told his family that he wished to die at home in\u00a0Westport, Connecticut<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He passed away yesterday\u00a0and is survived by\u00a0Woodward, along with his five daughters and two grandchildren.<\/p>\n

> Paul Newman<\/a> at the IMDb
\n> Newman’s Own website<\/a>
\n> BBC News report his death<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Screen icon Paul Newman has died aged 83. The AP report: A spokeswoman for screen legend Paul Newman says the actor has died at age 83. Spokeswoman Marni Tomljanovic says Newman died Friday of cancer. No other details were immediately available. Newman was nominated for Academy Awards 10 times, winning a regular Oscar in 1987 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[283],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3048"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3048"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3048\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3048"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3048"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3048"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}