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Great career, and sauce.
Great career, and sauce.
Paul Newman dead
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Inclined to go with this one unsourced as he had been ill apparently.
One of the true movie legends. You know they are going to go sometime but I still think of Newman based on the last big block of work he done years ago, and still racing cars.
RIP
One of the true movie legends. You know they are going to go sometime but I still think of Newman based on the last big block of work he done years ago, and still racing cars.
RIP
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http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2008/sep/27/paulnewman.usa
The screen legend Paul Newman has died at the age of 83 after losing a long battle against cancer.
Newman died yesterday at his farmhouse near Westport, Connecticut, said his publicist, Jeff Sanderson. He was surrounded by family and close friends.
Newman was nominated for an Oscar 10 times, winning a best actor trophy in 1987 for The Colour Of Money. The actor with the piercing blue eyes is best known for his leading roles in The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke and for playing opposite longtime friend Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
In May 2007 he said he was giving up acting. "I'm not able to work anymore ... at the level that I would want to," he told the US broadcaster ABC.
Newman initially tried to play down concerns about his health after reports that he was having cancer treatment in New York. This year he pulled out of directing a Connecticut stage production of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men because of unspecified health problems.
AE Hotchner, who helped create the successful Newman's Own food company in 1982, confirmed in June that the actor had been ill for 18 months. "It's a form of cancer, and he's dealing with it. Paul is a fighter," Hotchner told the Associated Press.
All proceeds from Newman's Own salad dressings and snacks go to charity, and the actor became a leading advocate for corporate philanthropy. Fox news reported this week that Newman gave away $120m in 2005 and 2006.
The vice-chairman of Newman's Own Foundation, Robert Forrester, today praised the Hollywood star's dedication to charity work.
"Paul Newman's craft was acting. His passion was racing. His love was his family and friends. And his heart and soul were dedicated to helping make the world a better place for all," Forrester said.
"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, beginning with being born in America, and was acutely aware of how unlucky so many others were. True to his character, he quietly devoted himself to helping offset this imbalance."
Forrester said Newman's Own went from being "something of a joke" to a highly respected food company bringing in millions of dollars a year and with profits of $250 million to date going to charity.
Twenty years ago, Newman created the Hole in the Wall holiday camps for children with life-threatening conditions. More than 135,000 children have attended the camps.
Forrester said: "Paul took advantage of what life offered him, and while personally reluctant to acknowledge that he was doing anything special, he forever changed the lives of many with his generosity, humour and humanness. His legacy lives on in the charities he supported and the Hole in the Wall camps, for which he cared so much.
"We will miss our friend Paul Newman, but are lucky ourselves to have known such a remarkable person."
The screen legend Paul Newman has died at the age of 83 after losing a long battle against cancer.
Newman died yesterday at his farmhouse near Westport, Connecticut, said his publicist, Jeff Sanderson. He was surrounded by family and close friends.
Newman was nominated for an Oscar 10 times, winning a best actor trophy in 1987 for The Colour Of Money. The actor with the piercing blue eyes is best known for his leading roles in The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke and for playing opposite longtime friend Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
In May 2007 he said he was giving up acting. "I'm not able to work anymore ... at the level that I would want to," he told the US broadcaster ABC.
Newman initially tried to play down concerns about his health after reports that he was having cancer treatment in New York. This year he pulled out of directing a Connecticut stage production of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men because of unspecified health problems.
AE Hotchner, who helped create the successful Newman's Own food company in 1982, confirmed in June that the actor had been ill for 18 months. "It's a form of cancer, and he's dealing with it. Paul is a fighter," Hotchner told the Associated Press.
All proceeds from Newman's Own salad dressings and snacks go to charity, and the actor became a leading advocate for corporate philanthropy. Fox news reported this week that Newman gave away $120m in 2005 and 2006.
The vice-chairman of Newman's Own Foundation, Robert Forrester, today praised the Hollywood star's dedication to charity work.
"Paul Newman's craft was acting. His passion was racing. His love was his family and friends. And his heart and soul were dedicated to helping make the world a better place for all," Forrester said.
"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, beginning with being born in America, and was acutely aware of how unlucky so many others were. True to his character, he quietly devoted himself to helping offset this imbalance."
Forrester said Newman's Own went from being "something of a joke" to a highly respected food company bringing in millions of dollars a year and with profits of $250 million to date going to charity.
Twenty years ago, Newman created the Hole in the Wall holiday camps for children with life-threatening conditions. More than 135,000 children have attended the camps.
Forrester said: "Paul took advantage of what life offered him, and while personally reluctant to acknowledge that he was doing anything special, he forever changed the lives of many with his generosity, humour and humanness. His legacy lives on in the charities he supported and the Hole in the Wall camps, for which he cared so much.
"We will miss our friend Paul Newman, but are lucky ourselves to have known such a remarkable person."
Very saddened by the passing of Paul Newman.
I loved his work and he was a very decent person by all accounts.
I loved his work and he was a very decent person by all accounts.
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An absolute Legend. I must admit I haven't seen a lot of his films something I have been meaning to fix for a long time.
May he RIP
May he RIP
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An absolute legend of a man. A brilliant actor, a ballsy & talented racer, a fantastic humanitarian and generous philanthropist.
For those of us who were Champ Car fans he will always have a special place in our hearts.
RIP PLN.
For those of us who were Champ Car fans he will always have a special place in our hearts.
RIP PLN.
Legend.
RIP.
RIP.
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Did alot of good with his life.
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"Hello... Jerry."
"Hello... Newman."
"Hello... Newman."
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One of the greats, may he rest in peace
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Sad news, but we can see he did live a long and wonderful life ..
We be forever remembered as an movie legend ...
We be forever remembered as an movie legend ...
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One of my favourite actors, ever.
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Start with The Hustler and Hud if you haven't seen them - for mine his two best performances.
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R.I.P. Paul Newman - one of my all time favourite actors. One of the world's good guys.
Will always be "Luke" and "Butch" to me.
"The fall alone will kill you"
Will always be "Luke" and "Butch" to me.
"The fall alone will kill you"
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Very sad news. He had a fantastic life and did a lot of good.
RIP.
RIP.
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definitely one of my Favourite actors of all time.
Rest in Peace Cool Hand Luke.
Sometimes nothing is a real cool hand.
Rest in Peace Cool Hand Luke.
Sometimes nothing is a real cool hand.
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RIP Paul. Great actor and love the spag sauce!
He was an actor? 
Well i guess for someone who acts he makes some fantastic pasta sauces.
No I am only kidding, Cool Hand Luke, Slap Shot (the original) and the colour of Money are some of my all time favourite movies. Very sad day.
Well i guess for someone who acts he makes some fantastic pasta sauces. No I am only kidding, Cool Hand Luke, Slap Shot (the original) and the colour of Money are some of my all time favourite movies. Very sad day.
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Butch and Sundance is one of my all time faces, and Newman is very good in it.
Always been a big fan of his work, and it's sad that he has now gone, but at least he had a long and productive life.
Always been a big fan of his work, and it's sad that he has now gone, but at least he had a long and productive life.
i'm a little embarrassed to say the only films of his i've seen are the hudsucker proxy and the towering inferno, which are awesome but probably not roles he'll be best remembered for.
Isn't it amazing how someone so great can just quietly go out telling his family with his last breath what a privilege it was to have been here.
In a world of Big Brother wannabes, Paris Hiltons, Star Trek fanatics, and people who just are going to live their lives out on welfare, this truly wonderful, talented, giving person bows out with not much fanfare.
Another true Hollywood hero - most of them were real brave men that served in World War II - unlike today's ultra-liberal, look at me, charity work to promote their careers; give me more, more, and more fame, fakes.
Deserved everyone of his 83 years of life. The world's poorer for his passing.
In a world of Big Brother wannabes, Paris Hiltons, Star Trek fanatics, and people who just are going to live their lives out on welfare, this truly wonderful, talented, giving person bows out with not much fanfare.
Another true Hollywood hero - most of them were real brave men that served in World War II - unlike today's ultra-liberal, look at me, charity work to promote their careers; give me more, more, and more fame, fakes.
Deserved everyone of his 83 years of life. The world's poorer for his passing.
