R.I.P. Paul Newman

[iCe]

Cool Hand Luke... my favorite movie... until I think of the gillion other classics that he was in.

[TXFZ1]

Amazing story and what a life, Actor, Racer/Team Owner, Businessman, Philanthropist. One of the "three people I would like to have dinner with" on my list, he's cooking of course!!

Godspeed

David

[Daniel Bates]

I need to watch Cool Hand Luke again - it's been a while.

[lhdvies]

One of the GOOD GUYS!!

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Originally Posted by lhdvies

One of the GOOD GUYS!!

Absolutely!
There are not very many Hollywood Actors that one could look up to and respect. But Paul Newman was one of those few exception.

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"His death was as private and discreet as the way he had lived his life, a humble artist who never thought of himself as 'big,' surrounded by his beloved family and the close circle of friends," said a statement released by his family on Saturday.

Paul Leonard Newman, known as "PL" to his friends, appeared in more than 50 movies, including "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," "The Hustler," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Sting." He earned nine Oscar nominations for acting and won the best actor honour for 1986's "The Colour of Money."

Famed for his philanthropy as well as his acting, Newman was married to Oscar-winning actress Joanne Woodward for more than 50 years. He had successful side careers as a race car driver and creator of a line of food products, Newman's Own, that bore his name and face on their labels.

His Newman's Own Foundation gave more than $250 million (135.9 million pounds) to thousands of charities worldwide and his Hole-in-the-Wall Camps provided summer breaks for children with serious illnesses.

[CaptainTom]

In my sports car racing days in upstate NY I had the opportunity to meet and talk with PN on several occasions. He was notorious for not signing autographs,etc, but he sure liked to talk about racing and sports cars, etc.
He was just getting started with his driving career with Bob Sharp Racing. He drove a lightning fast factory sponsored Datsun 240Z and I drove a Tom Thompson (me) sponsored pretty slow Datsun 240Z.

[huttophoto]

PL Newman was certainly one of my heroes from the racing community (as well as acting and philanthropy). When at the track, he was always gracious. As much as possible, he would always try to keep a low profile. It was about racing, not about making a "I'm from Hollywood so look at me" scene.
Imagine, at the age of 70 being real driver/participant (not a celebrity guest star) at a major professional race (24 Hours of Daytona)... and being on the winning team!

Paul, you will be missed.

SteveL
another ex-SCCA 240Z racer ("Tail End Charlie")

[mdparthum]

Hud and Cool Hand Luke are some of my favorites. He was awesome in Cars: The Movie. A true Hollywood Great! I will miss him.

[S-Man]

Awwww one of my favorite actors kicked the bucket?
When did the die?
Cool hand luke was one of the best movies of all time, hands down.
"What we have here...is a failure, to communicate..."

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Originally Posted by S-Man

...When did the die?

Friday.

[Janice_d]

He will be missed.. and those DREAMY blue eyes of his..