Paul Newman Dies at 83
SEPTEMBER 27, 2008 TAGS:
From the Associated Press:
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — 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 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."
He sometimes teamed with his wife, Joanne Woodward, also an Oscar winner for the 1957 film "Three Faces of Eve."
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Obit from the Portland Oregonian
Full AP Obit via New York Times
From The New York Times' own Obit:
"If Marlon Brando and James Dean defined the defiant American male as a sullen rebel, Paul Newman recreated him as a likable renegade, a strikingly handsome figure of animal high spirits and blue-eyed candor whose magnetism was almost impossible to resist, whether the character was Hud, Cool Hand Luke or Butch Cassidy."
Statement from The Newman's Own Foundation celebrating his philanthropic and socially active life.
From CNN's Obit: "'The embarrassing thing is that the salad dressing is outgrossing my films,' Newman once wryly noted."
From the Telegraph: Newman was one of a few "consummate technicians, with an ability to mould any part to the contours of their own personality."
Israel's Haaretz notes that Newman was a Jewish American and played the protagonist, Ari Ben-Canaan in 1960's Exodus.
A collection of reviews and remembrances from the Associated Press
The Guardian (U.K.) collects reviews from critics and filmmakers
From Obit's archive:
Paul Newman as King Lear, June 2, 2007.
When Paul Newman announced that he was retiring from acting in 2007, the primary loss wasn't that of a star presence or even a pop icon. We lost Newman's "King Lear Period," when an actor's performances blend life experience and cultivated technique.
Stay tuned to Obit for continuing coverage Paul Newman's legendary life.
From 1969's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, "Rain Drops Keep Falling my Head." Be sure to watch Newman's gleeful bicycle antics at 1:30.
Talking to David Letterman in January 2007 about another of his passions, Racing.
From 1967's Cool Hand Luke, "Nobody Can Eat 50 Eggs"
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — 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 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."He sometimes teamed with his wife, Joanne Woodward, also an Oscar winner for the 1957 film "Three Faces of Eve."
--
Obit from the Portland Oregonian
Full AP Obit via New York Times
From The New York Times' own Obit:
"If Marlon Brando and James Dean defined the defiant American male as a sullen rebel, Paul Newman recreated him as a likable renegade, a strikingly handsome figure of animal high spirits and blue-eyed candor whose magnetism was almost impossible to resist, whether the character was Hud, Cool Hand Luke or Butch Cassidy."
Statement from The Newman's Own Foundation celebrating his philanthropic and socially active life.
From CNN's Obit: "'The embarrassing thing is that the salad dressing is outgrossing my films,' Newman once wryly noted."
From the Telegraph: Newman was one of a few "consummate technicians, with an ability to mould any part to the contours of their own personality."
Israel's Haaretz notes that Newman was a Jewish American and played the protagonist, Ari Ben-Canaan in 1960's Exodus.
A collection of reviews and remembrances from the Associated Press
The Guardian (U.K.) collects reviews from critics and filmmakers
From Obit's archive:
Paul Newman as King Lear, June 2, 2007.
When Paul Newman announced that he was retiring from acting in 2007, the primary loss wasn't that of a star presence or even a pop icon. We lost Newman's "King Lear Period," when an actor's performances blend life experience and cultivated technique.
Stay tuned to Obit for continuing coverage Paul Newman's legendary life.
From 1969's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, "Rain Drops Keep Falling my Head." Be sure to watch Newman's gleeful bicycle antics at 1:30.
Talking to David Letterman in January 2007 about another of his passions, Racing.
From 1967's Cool Hand Luke, "Nobody Can Eat 50 Eggs"
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Anonymous wrote on September 27, 2008 8:47am
I hope those 50 eggs didn't kill him. [Report Comment]
