Paul Newman: His Life in Photographs

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Paul Newman His Life in Photographs
Renaissance ManActor, director, business man,
philanthropist, race car driver were only a few
of the mantles worn by Paul Newman who died at
his home in Westport, Connecticut, Friday, Sep.
26, 2008. He was 83.
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All the World's a StageAfter serving in World
War II and graduating college, Newman made his
way to New York and The Actor's Studio. He ended
up on Broadway, and played along side Geraldine
Page in Tennessee William's Sweet Bird of Youth.
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Scene from a MarriageSomewhat reluctantly,
Newman went to Hollywood in the mid-1950s were he
transitioned into film acting. He and his co-star
Elizabeth Taylor were both nominated for Academy
Awards in 1958 for their performances in the film
adaptation of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
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Forever AfterAfter filming on The Long Hot
Summer wrapped, Newman married his co-star Joanne
Woodward, his second wife.
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Comforter The couple relaxes in bed in 1959.
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The BreaksIn the 1961 classic The Hustler,
Newman plays a small-time pool shark "Fast Eddie"
Felson searching for money and respect. He was
again nominated for Best Actor.
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The In CrowdNewman and Alfred Hitchcock greet
Lord Snowdon and Princess Margaret during a visit
to the Universal Studios.
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On the TownElizabeth Taylor and Newman talk shop
at a table with Roddy McDowell. By 1964, Newman
had starred in over 20 films.
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Film MakerNewman looks through the lens while on
set. Over the years, he has produced and directed
12 pictures.
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Shave and a HaircutA barber works on Newman's
hair while he reads the paper on the set of
Moving Target.
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SportsmanNewman fishes with a friend in 1967.
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Failure to Communicate.One of Newman's most
iconic performances was in the title role of Cool
Hand Luke, in which he played a chain gang
prisoner unable to accept. ..subjugation.
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One, Two, Three, Go!
In 1969, Newman starred with Robert Redford and
Katherine Ross in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance
Kid His portrayal of the amiable Cassidy ranks as
another one of his memorable performances.
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Listening InNewman and Charles Welhan represent
the United States at a special session of peace
talks during the 10th UN General Assembly on
Disarmament, 1978. Newman became active in
politics in the late 1960s and soon found himself
on Richard Nixon's enemies list.
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Fund RaiserIn 1982, the actor founded Newman's
Own, a food product company. The line started
with salad dressing and now includes pasta sauce,
lemonade, popcorn, salsa, and wine. All of the
company's profits are given to charity, nearly
250 million to date.
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Bleeding HeartNewman poses with a group of
children from the New York Foundling Hospital,
1983, after presenting the hospital with a check
for 100, 000, the first year's profits of
Newman's Own.
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Start Your EngineNewman pushes his car into the
pits as he prepares to practice for a support
race of the Detroit Grand Prix. The actor-driver
began auto racing in the early 1970s and in 1979,
he finished second in the 24 Hours of Le Mans
endurance race.
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GreenTwenty-Five years after The Hustler, Martin
Scorsese asked Newman to reprise his role of
"Fast" Eddie Felson in The Color of Money. The
role earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor.
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Mise en SceneIn 2002, Newman made his final
on-screen performance in The Road to Perdition as
a depression-era Illinois mob boss.
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Staying PowerIn more than 50 years in the
business, Newman had acted in over 50 films when
he officially retired in 2007.
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From 1956 through 2006, the versatile actor
performed in some 60 movies. Here's a look back
at the gems from a half-century career in film.
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" is a song
written by Hal David and Burt Bacharach for the
1969 film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,
winning an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Further, David and Bacharach won Best Original
Score. The version by B. J. Thomas was number one
on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United
States in January, 1970 for four weeks.
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MEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME (1956)THE RACK
(1956)THE LONG, HOT SUMMER (1958)THE
LEFT-HANDED GUN (1958)CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF
(1958)THE HUSTLER (1961)HEMINGWAY'S ADVENTURES
OF A YOUNG MAN (1962)HUD (1963)HARPER
(1966)HOMBRE (1967)COOL HAND LUKE
(1967)RACHEL, RACHEL (1968)BUTCH CASSIDY AND
THE SUNDANCE KID (1969)SOMETIMES A GREAT NOTION
(1971)THE EFFECT OF GAMMA RAYS ON
MAN-IN-THE-MOON MARIGOLDS (1972)
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THE STING (1973)BUFFALO BILL AND THE INDIANS
(1976)SLAP SHOT (1977)FORT APACHE THE BRONX
(1981)ABSENCE OF MALICE (1981)THE VERDICT
(1982)THE COLOR OF MONEY (1986)THE GLASS
MENAGERIE (1987)MR. AND MRS. BRIDGE
(1990)NOBODY'S FOOL (1994)TWILIGHT (1998)ROAD
TO PERDITION (2002)OUR TOWN (2003)EMPIRE FALLS
(2005)CARS (2006)
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Diramar,september,2008
"Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"
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