Paul Leonard Newman (1925 - 2008)

Born 26 Jan 1925 in Shaker Heights, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States

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Died 26 Sep 2008 at age 83 in Westport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Paul Newman is Notable.

Paul Newman has Hungarian Roots.

Paul Newman has Jewish Roots.

Paul Newman was an Ohioan.

Paul Newman was an actor, director, philanthopist, and race car driver. Blue-eyed, charming and rascally, Paul Newman was one of the biggest movie stars of the 20th century. He was a graduate of Kenyon College in Gambier, Knox County, Ohio, and gave generously of both money and time to his Alma Mater over the years.

Paul first married Jackie Witte in 1949. They were divorced in 1958. Their children included:

1. Allan Scott Newman (1950–1978)
2. Stephanie Newman (b. 1951)
3. Susan Kendall Newman (b. 1953)

Paul married second Joanne Woodward in 1958. Their children were:

1. Elinor Teresa Newman (b. 1959)
2. Melissa Steward Newman (b. 1961)
3. Claire Olivia Newman (b. 1965)

Paul was a renowned actor. With co-star Robert Redford, he was in two of the biggest box office successes in history, 1969's Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Newman played Butch and Redford was Sundance) and 1973's The Sting.

Newman was Oscar-nominated as best actor eight times, for films including Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958, opposite Elizabeth Taylor), The Hustler (1961, co-starring George C. Scott), and Cool Hand Luke (1967).

He went Oscar-less until 1985, when he was given an honorary Academy Award for his distinguished body of work. The next year he won the best actor Oscar for his role in Martin Scorsese's The Color of Money (1986, co-starring Tom Cruise).

He also directed several films, including Rachel, Rachel (1968), Sometimes A Great Notion (1971, based on the novel by Ken Kesey) and Harry and Son (1984).

With his friend A.E. Hotchner, he founded the "Newman's Own" line of salad dressing in 1982, with the proceeds going to charity. The company expanded into many other foods (including "Fig Newman" cookies), and by the time of Newman's death had donated $200 million dollars to charities worldwide.

Newman died on September 26, 2008, aged 83, surrounded by his family and close friends. He was survived by five of his six children and eight grandchildren. His remains were cremated after a private funeral service near his home in Westport

Sources

• http://www.geni.com/people/Paul-Newman/6000000002963479483
• Wikipedia:Paul_Newman
• Paul Newman on Find A Grave: Memorial #30103583 Retrieved 25 sep 2016.