R.i.p. 2008

[Disease]

Originally Posted by Phalanx

Cool, I'll have a look.
Just reads he actually gave most of his "newmans own" money to charity.
In excess of $200m?
Even if it was for tax reasons, that's pretty damn decent.

He allso made pasta sauce...

[alkytrio666]

This is truely a sincere loss. Not only was he one of our country's finest actors, he was a humanitarian, donating hundreds of millions of dollars to charities of the years.

Paul Newman, you will be sorely missed. RIP.

[_____V_____]

This is the single biggest loss in the history of the humane side of Hollywood. Ever.


(CNN) -- Paul Newman, the legendary actor whose steely blue eyes, good-humored charm and advocacy of worthy causes made him one of the most renowned figures in American arts, has died of cancer at his home in Westport, Connecticut.

He was 83.

Paul Newman's handsome face and solid acting made him a popular and respected film star.

He died Friday, according to spokeswoman Marni Tomljanovic.

Newman attained stardom in the 1950s and never lost the movie-star aura, appearing in such classic films as "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," "Exodus," "The Hustler," "Cool Hand Luke," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "The Sting" and "The Verdict."

He finally won an Oscar in 1986 -- on his eighth try -- for "The Color of Money," a sequel to "The Hustler." He later received two more Oscar nominations. Among his other awards was the Motion Picture Academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.

"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, humor, and humanness," said Robert Forrester, vice chairman of the actor's Newman's Own Foundation. "His legacy lives on in the charities he supported and the Hole in the Wall Camps, for which he cared so much."

In 1982, Newman and his friend A.E. Hotchner founded Newman's Own, a food company that produced food ranging from pasta sauces to salad dressing to chocolate chip cookies.

"The embarrassing thing is that the salad dressing is outgrossing my films," Newman once wryly noted.

To date, the company -- which donates all profits to charities such as Newman's Hole in the Wall Gang camps -- has given away more than $200 million. Newman established the camp to benefit gravely ill children.

"He saw the camps as places where kids could escape the fear, pain and isolation of their conditions, kick back and raise a little hell," Forrester said.

Today, there are 11 Hole in the Wall Gang camps around the world, with additional programs in Africa and Vietnam. Some 135,000 children have attended the camps -- free of charge.

The Association of Hole in the Wall Camps "is part of his living legacy, and for that we remain forever grateful," the association said in a statement.

"We are greatly saddened by his passing. His leadership and spirit can never be replaced. But he has left us strong and confident."

In 2007, Newman said he was retiring from acting, saying he'd lost confidence in his abilities. Still, he marveled at his own resilience.

"You can't be as old as I am without waking up with a surprised look on your face every morning: 'Holy Christ, whaddya know - I'm still around!' It's absolutely amazing that I survived all the booze and smoking and the cars and the career."

Newman, who was married to Jackie Witt from 1949 to 1957, is survived by his wife, Joanne Woodward (wife of 50 years), and five children.

[newb]

Rest In Peace......one of the best.


I can't think of a bad movie he was in. 83...a good run....I shall toast to him tonight with a beer.....or two.

[GorePhobia]

A great loss and he will be missed greatly.

Rest in Peace, sir.

[hellfire1]

I had been expecting this ever since it was rumored that he was seriously ill several months back... but I'm still shocked. :(

[roshiq]

It's a very sad day for all true movie lovers around the globe. My whole family always has been very much fond of his lovely on screen presence.

Truly a sincere loss indeed.

Rest in peace, the legend.

[fortunato]

wow.

what a tremendous loss for the world of cinema.

rest in peace, mr. newman.

[Vodstok]

This might sound a little weird, but although i was surprised he died, dont be too upset.

I haven heard a word about Paul Newman in years, or of all that he had been doing, but now everythign he has done just got a ton of free publicity: only good can come from that. This coincides with me seeing a review of his spaghetti sauce, saying it was the best out there. He was a good man with high standards, he made great movies, lived a long, full life, and left behind a wake of great accomplishments that can continue on long past him.

If anyone's death in the past several years has called for a good, loud, celebratory Irish wake its Paul Newman. This is definitely a case where we are just mourning our own loss: if you beleiev in an afterlife, he gets the good one.

[urgeok2]

Originally Posted by Vodstok

This might sound a little weird, but although i was surprised he died, dont be too upset.

I haven heard a word about Paul Newman in years, or of all that he had been doing, but now everythign he has done just got a ton of free publicity: only good can come from that. This coincides with me seeing a review of his spaghetti sauce, saying it was the best out there. He was a good man with high standards, he made great movies, lived a long, full life, and left behind a wake of great accomplishments that can continue on long past him.

If anyone's death in the past several years has called for a good, loud, celebratory Irish wake its Paul Newman. This is definitely a case where we are just mourning our own loss: if you beleiev in an afterlife, he gets the good one.

thats very true ..

i just wish it was more common to live past 84 ... shit it seems like the magic life line. very few people make it to 90.


i want to live to be at least 200.