Died Today (September 26th): Paul Newman (1925–2008)

paulnewman.jpgPaul Newman (1925–2008)

Born: January 26, 1925 in Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
Died: September 26, 2008 (age 83) in Westport, Connecticut, USA

Married to: Joanne Woodward (29 January 1958 – 26 September 2008) (his death) (3 children)
Jacqueline E. Witte (27 December 1949 – 28 January 1958) (divorced) (3 children)

[Joanne Woodward] has always given me unconditional support in all my choices and endeavors, and that includes my race car driving, which she deplores. To me, that’s love.

I’m always puzzled by this talk about star… image. I think there’s people who are writers or barbers or mechanics or race car drivers that have certain recognizable personalities, and I don’t think just because they happen to be on the screen that it makes them any more exceptional.

Cat on a Half Tin Roof
1958
dir. Richard Brooks
Cast
Newman
Elizabeth Taylor
The Long Hot Summer, dir. Martin Ritt, starring Paul Newman, Orson Welles, Joanne WoodwardThe Long, Hot Summer
1958
dir. Martin Ritt
starring
Newman
Orson Welles
Joanne Woodward
THE LEFT HANDED GUNThe Left Handed Gun
1958
dir. Arthur Penn
Cast
Paul Newman
Lita Milan
HustlerThe Hustler
1961
dir. by Robert Rossen
starring
Newman
Jackie Gleason
Sweet Bird of Youth
1962
dir. Richard Brooks
Cast
Paul Newman
Geraldine Page
HUDHud
1963
dir. Martin Ritt
Cast
Newman
Melvyn Douglas
SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES MESomebody Up There Likes Me
1956
dir. Robert Wise
Cast
Paul Newman
Pier Angeli
Torn CurtainTorn Curtain
1966
dir. by Alfred Hitchcock
starring
Newman
Julie Andrews
movie posterTHE SECRET WAR OF HARRY FRIGG
1968
dir. Jack Smight
Cast:
Paul Newman
Sylva Koscina
Cool Hand Luke
1967
dir. Stuart Rosenberg
Cast:
Newman
George Kennedy
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
dir. George Roy Hill
starring
Newman
Robert Redford
The StingThe Sting
1973
dir. George Roy Hill
starring
Newman
Robert Redford
The Towering InfernoThe Towering Inferno
1974
dir. John Guillermin
Irwin Allen
Starring
Steve McQueen
Paul Newman
SHOT SLAPSlap Shot
1977
dir. George Roy Hill
starring
Newman
THE VERDICTThe Verdict
1982
dir. Sydney Lumet
Cast
Paul Newman
Charlotte Rampling
The Hudsucker ProxyThe Hudsucker Proxy
1994
dir. Joel and Ethan Coen
Cast
Tim Robbins
Jennifer Jason Leigh
Road to PerditionRoad to Perdition
2002
dir. Mendes
starring
Tom Hanks
Newman
CARSCars
2006
dir. John Lasseter
Joe Ranft
Voices by
Owen Wilson
Paul Newman

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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