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NEWS ABOUT: Paul Newman

Paul Newman stories: 14 news summaries
OLD RELEASES

 The Best of 
 Cold War Cinema 

With the Evil Empire as the bad guy, Hollywood made some great flicks

Nov 9, 09 2:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Maybe the reason Betsy Sharkey is feeling nostalgic about Cold War flicks is that the era offered a clear, if flawed, idea that we were the good guys. Regardless, it made for some good movies. The Los Angeles Times critic's faves, by "capricious category":
  • Aliens: With "subtexts
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entertainment • Hollywood • film • Soviet Union • Cold War • Matt Damon • James Bond • The Day the Earth Stood Still • Sean Penn • spies • Alfred Hitchcock • movies • Paul Newman • paranoia • Robert Ludlum • Evil Empire • Jason Bourne • Henry Fonda • Fail-Safe • Dr. Strangelove • The Falcon and the Snowman • Torn Curtain • Brother From Another Planet

(Newser) - After a "bloody battle royale," the sports staff of the New York Daily News has anointed the best sports films of all time. Among the contenders:
  • Raging Bull: Robert De Niro's knockout performance as boxer Jake LaMotta makes this one of the greatest movies of any kind
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sports • Robert De Niro • Sylvester Stallone • list • Rocky • Robert Redford • Paul Newman • films • Gene Hackman • sports movie • Slap Shot • Hoosiers • Raging Bull

Newman More Hustler Than Mr. Nice Guy: Bio

Book claims 'faithful' star was boozing philanderer

Apr 18, 09 2:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paul Newman’s own secret recipe was a steady diet of booze and womanizing, according to a biography of the late star obtained by the New York Post. In Paul Newman: A Life, slated to come out next month, author Shawn Levy describes the Oscar winner as a functioning alcoholic... More »

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Hollywood • alcohol abuse • biography • infidelity • Paul Newman • womanizer

 Those We Lost in 2008 


Dec 27, 08 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - This year saw the passing of many notable people, from Paul Newman and Michael Crichton to William F. Buckley and designer Yves St. Laurent. Here are a few that made the lists of the NY Times and LA Times:
  • Tim Russert (b. 1950)—TV journalist and 16-year host of
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obituary • Tim Russert • Heath Ledger • Steve Fossett • LSD • World War I • Edmund Hillary • Charlton Heston • Paul Newman • George Carlin • Studs Terkel

OPINION

Newman: Proud Liberal, Embarrassed Sex Symbol

Maureen Dowd pays affectionate tribute to frequent interviewee

Oct 1, 08 9:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paul Newman was an unapologetic liberal, Maureen Dowd reminds us in a column on the actor who was also her teenage crush. He made Nixon's enemies list for supporting Eugene McCarthy and opposing the Vietnam War, and had "traits that have been in short supply in the Bush administration,... More »

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obituary • celebrity • Maureen Dowd • Paul Newman • Joanne Woodward • celebrity interview

 Redford Remembers Newman 

From Butch Cassidy to birthday gifts, Robert Redford recalls friendship

Sep 29, 08 3:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - "Paul really likes to have fun and…he really especially loves to laugh at his own jokes, and some of them are just really awful," Robert Redford recalled of his friend Paul Newman to ABC News. "He enjoyed them so much…you'd start to laugh with him... More »

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obituary • celebrity • Robert Redford • tribute • Paul Newman

 Newman 
 Wanted 
 Charitable 
 Legacy 

Actor hoped camps, Newman's Own line would outlast him

Sep 29, 08 11:22 AM CDT
(AP) - Paul Newman broached the subject of his philanthropic legacy several years ago while fishing with friends in North Carolina. Even though he was a Hollywood icon, it was a rare moment in which Newman reflected on how he would be remembered after his death, one of his buddies recalled yesterday.... More »

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charity • legacy • Paul Newman • Newman's Own • Hole in the Wall Gang

 All Hail Paul, 
 'Ultimate Cool Guy' 

From Clooney to the Clintons, nation pays tribute to actor icon

Sep 28, 08 5:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - E! Online published a list of high-profile tributes in remembrance of Paul Newman's death Friday. Here are some highlights:
  • "He set the bar too high for the rest of us. Not just actors, but all of us." —George Clooney
  • "Paul Newman was the ultimate cool
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Hillary Clinton • Arnold Schwarzenegger • Bill Clinton • obituary • celebrity • Robert Redford • George Clooney • Paul Newman

APPRECIATION

 Newman a Man for All Seasons 

Whether racing cars, making pasta sauce, or helping sick children, acting was just one of Paul Newman's talents

Sep 27, 08 1:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paul Newman was one of our most legendary actors, but his life and legacy went far beyond the movies, the New York Times writes. From his rare long-lived Hollywood marriage to Joanne Woodward (they lived in Connecticut) to his tireless philanthropy on behalf of sickly kids, Newman did more... More »

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philanthropy • obituary • auto racing • Paul Newman • Newman's Own • Joanne Woodward • Hole in the Wall Gang

 Paul Newman Dead at 83 

Legendary actor struggled with cancer, spokeswoman says

Sep 27, 08 9:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning actor who personified cool as an activist, race car driver, popcorn impresario and the anti-hero of such films as Hud, Cool Hand Luke and The Color of Money, has died after a long battle with cancer, the AP reports. He was 83. In May,... More »

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cancer • film • obituary • activist • actor • Paul Newman • Joanne Woodward

 At $50M, Oprah Stars   
 on Celeb Giving List 

Barbra Streisand ($11M), Paul Newman ($10M) among other 8-figure standouts

Sep 12, 08 10:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Parade's annual list of the 30 most generous celebrities is out, and among the best philanthropists are:
  • Oprah Winfrey: $50.2 million for education, women and children's advocacy.
  • Herb Alpert: $13 million for music education.
  • Barbra Streisand: $11 million for the environment, women's issues, AIDS research.
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philanthropy • Angelina Jolie • Brad Pitt • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • charity • Mel Gibson • Paul Newman

 Newman Quits
 Hospital, With
 'Weeks to Live'

Asks to die at home with family

Aug 11, 08 11:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cancer-stricken Paul Newman is finished with chemotherapy and has gone home to be with his family, Fox News reports. The 82-year-old Oscar-winner reportedly has weeks to live but “didn’t want to die in the hospital,” a family friend said. The actor is said to have been getting... More »

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lung cancer • celebrity • Paul Newman

 Ailing Newman Gives
 $120M Company to Charity 

Reports say movie legend dying of lung cancer

Jun 11, 08 3:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Movie legend Paul Newman has quietly turned over his ownership of Newman's Own cookies and salad dressing company—worth $120 million—to his charitable foundation, which helps ill and impoverished kids, reports Fox TV. News of the gift comes amid reports the gaunt 83-year-old star is dying of lung cancer;... More »

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lung cancer • Martha Stewart • Robert Redford • Paul Newman • Newman's Own • Joanne Woodward • Memorial Sloan Kettering • Hole in the Wall Gang • Sundance Institute

appreciation

Pollack's 'Films Always Felt Like Best Pictures'

Capable in every genre, he let actors speak for themselves

May 27, 08 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sydney Pollack was a throwback, Desson Thomson writes in the Washington Post. He liked to say he didn’t have a style, and it was true—he "made movies in what seemed like every conceivable genre—thrillers, westerns, epics, actioners and comedies. But his formula was pretty much the... More »

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film • obituary • Sydney Pollack • Paul Newman

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