Baierman brought us the news first, thank you, but I wanted to put a short personal tribute about the late Paul Newman, one of my favorite actors. Though we knew he has been sick for quite some time, it was still sad to dial up the interwebs this morning to see that the screen legend had passed away last night. It's a bummer of a story.
Newman starred in two of my favorite films; Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting. I've watched them countless times. I'll watch them many more times in the future.
The continuation and a video tribute can be seen after the jump.
Newman was admirable for a few reasons. He was one of the most natural and skilled actors in the history of the talkies. In an environment where relationships are often as phony as the backlot sets they work on, Newman had a 50 year love affair and marriage to Joanne Woodward. That is an admirable achievement. Perhaps most important, Newman used his wealth and celebrity to raise over $200 million dollars for charity. Newman's Own has been making salad dressing, salsa, popcorn and other products since 1982. Newman runs the Hole In the Wall Gang, a summer camp and community center for seriously ill children. He has also donated hundreds of thousands to war refugees and college scholarships. Off the screen, away from the cameras, Paul Newman was a hero and a gentleman.
I will miss him.
A little tribute...
The card game from The Sting.
The fight, my favorite scene, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
Paul strummin' the old banjo and singing "Plastic Jesus" from Cool Hand Luke.
R.I.P. Mr. Newman.
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I have an original movie poster of The Sting framed and proudly displayed on my wall. It is signed by Paul Newman and Robert Redford. It is one of my most cherished items.
Now, even more so.
I wish he could have made 100 more movies. I'd watch every one.
Very cool. I was just talking to my Dad about The Sting. We watched it together when I was a teenager.
Incredible screenplay. Amazing film.
showing what kind of sensative jerk I am, when I found out he was dead my first thought was I wonder what his opinion of that scene in Emmanuell was?
I think you can mark the decline of Hollywood with the fading of a handful of latter day masters. Newman might have been the last, certainly not the least.