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Paul Newman, the lean, famously blue-eyed, laconically humorous actor/director, writer, entrepreneur/philanthropist, environmentalist, gourmet, liberal activist, race car driver and benefactor of theater, camps for dying children and countless other causes, lives in Westport with his wife, the actor-director and former theater executive Joanne Woodward. Initially a stage actor trained at the Yale School of Drama in New Haven, Newman soon became a movie star in the era of Marlon Brando and James Dean. Ultimately he surpassed them both, as the great Brando failed to find the right roles and grew fat, and Dean passed into legend in a fatal sports car crash after only three movies. Newman¿s sel...
Paul Newman, the lean, famously blue-eyed, laconically humorous actor/director, writer, entrepreneur/philanthropist, environmentalist, gourmet, liberal activist, race car driver and benefactor of theater, camps for dying children and countless other causes, lives in Westport with his wife, the actor-director and former theater executive Joanne Woodward. Initially a stage actor trained at the Yale School of Drama in New Haven, Newman soon became a movie star in the era of Marlon Brando and James Dean. Ultimately he surpassed them both, as the great Brando failed to find the right roles and grew fat, and Dean passed into legend in a fatal sports car crash after only three movies. Newman¿s self-mocking, whimsical humor can be seen in his biography in the Westport Country Playhouse program for ¿Our Town¿ which said in part: ¿Paul Newman is probably best known for his spectacularly successful food conglomerate. In addition to giving the profits to charity, such as his "Hole in the Wall Camps" for children with cancer, named after his gang in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." He also ran Frank Sinatra out of the spaghetti sauce business. On the downside, the spaghetti sauce is out-grossing his films.¿
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Today's News From the Cars.com Family
KickingTiresA reader wants to know what the "R-Design" means in Volvo's C-30, and Ask.cars.com offers a thorough explanation. Then, PickupTrucks.com has a concept truck so bizarre, so irrational, you really have to see it to believe it: It???s based on...... -
"Simpsons: Dedication to Newman
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Missing a screen idol
To me, and I'm sure many others, Paul Newman's passing was a blow we knew was coming, but I needed Kleenex after reading a story about his death in the Sun Sentinel Sept. 28. My favorite movie (humor and drama) was Cool Hand Luke. The closest to it was...Tags: Boca Raton, Joanne Woodward, Burt Reynolds
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A Generous Benefactor
The Courant's very long article on Paul Newman [Page 1, Sept. 28, "A Film Idol, A Real Hero"] neglected to include the most important aspect of his life. Sure, he was a great at acting, pretending to be various people. What was missed is who he was as a... -
DeVos gift not a smart move
Running off at the typewriter. ... For being a billionaire, Magic owner Rich DeVos sure isn't very smart sometimes. Here he is in the midst of getting a new $400 million arena built mostly with public funds and now he goes and angers a vocal segment of...Tags: Florida State University, Sarah Palin, Jacksonville Jaguars, Patty Sheehan, Crimes
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At Tributes.com, It's Nothing But Grief
AP Entertainment WriterWhen Paul Newman died last week, the outpouring of grief was universal. And across the Web, fans posted their memories of Newman. Many posted their favorite clips of Newman on YouTube and other video sites, while others wrote about him on their websites....Tags: Pain, Death and Dying, Music, Harley-Davidson Incorporated, Tribune Co.
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Week In Review: We Lost Newman And A Lot Of Money
Broadway dimmed its lights last week for the late Westport resident Paul Newman. Meanwhile, most of the nation fixated on money — won, earned, lost, appropriated or anything else. U.S. Rep. Joseph D. Courtney won some populist praise when he voted...Tags: New York Mets, Sarah Palin, Boston Red Sox, Schools, Wages and Pensions
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Broadway to dim lights for Paul Newman
•Broadway theaters will dim their lights tonight at curtain time to honor Paul Newman, who died last week at age 83. Newman appeared in five Broadway productions, starting in 1953 in William Inge's Picnic. He then appeared in Joseph Hayes' thriller...Tags: Tennessee Williams, Music Theater, Theater, William Inge, Broadway
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Remembering Paul Newman
Sometime after moving to Westport in the early 1960s, my young daughter came home from school excited and shouting, "Guess who came to my class today?" Not waiting for an answer, she shouted, "Paul Newman!" I said, "wow" and asked, "What did he talk...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, Adult Education, Joanne Woodward, Westport
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This Week's Critics' Choice: Movies, DVDs, Books, CDs
>> "The B List" is just what you'd expect, a collection of "B" movies. While they aren't generally Oscar winners, they are cult favorites. The National Society of Film Critics describes these films as "the Hollywood stepchild, the underbelly of the double...Tags: Westport Country Playhouse, Movies, John Anderson, Jimmy Stewart, Raymond Burr
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Adiós al actor de método y clase
AGENCIAS COMBINADASPaul Newman no podría haber existido en la actualidad, al menos no como el Paul Newman que conocimos. El mítico actor —quien murió de cáncer a los 83 años el pasado 26 de septiembre— habría mantenido su talento, al igual que su atractivo, su...Tags: George Clooney, Tom Hanks, Sam Mendes, Joanne Woodward, Butch Cassidy
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