Paul Newman, one of Hollywood's top actors for over six decades, has died at the age of 83 after a long battle with cancer.His spokesman Jeff Sanderson says the Oscar-winning actor of movies including Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid died on Friday.In May, Newman stepped down as director of a stage production of John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men at the Westport Country Playhouse in Connecticut, citing unspecified health issues.Newman, who appeared in some 60 movies, made his name portraying brooding characters in films like Cat On A Hot Tin Roof.
He earned nine Academy Award nominations in all, but his only Oscar win was for best actor in the 1986 film The Colour of Money, portraying the same pool shark, Fast Eddie Felson, he had played when he was nominated in 1961 for The Hustler.Famed for his philanthropy as well as his acting, Newman was married to Oscar-winning actress Joanne Woodward for more than 50 years, and had successful side careers as an auto racing driver and creator of a line of food products, Newman's Own, that bore his name and face on their labels.
The Newman's Own Foundation took profits from that company and sponsored numerous charitable organisations.Newman also founded his Hole in the Wall Camps, which provided fun summer breaks for children around the world suffering from life-threatening illnesses."Paul's Newman's craft was acting. His passion was racing. His love was his family and friends. And his heart and soul were dedicated to helping make the world a better place for all," Robert Forrester, vice-chairman of the Newman's Own Foundation, said in a statement.Newman was born in a Cleveland suburb on January 26, 1925, and was a Navy radio man in the Pacific during World War II.Afterward, he went to Kenyon College in Ohio on a football scholarship but took up acting after being cut from the team because of a barroom brawl.
After his father's death, Newman helped run the family sporting goods store before heading to the Yale Drama School.He ended up in New York, finding bit parts in TV and a Broadway role in Picnic in 1953. His first major movie role was portraying boxer Rocky Graziano in Somebody Up There Likes Me.A hero has passed and the world is a lesser place today.
He earned nine Academy Award nominations in all, but his only Oscar win was for best actor in the 1986 film The Colour of Money, portraying the same pool shark, Fast Eddie Felson, he had played when he was nominated in 1961 for The Hustler.Famed for his philanthropy as well as his acting, Newman was married to Oscar-winning actress Joanne Woodward for more than 50 years, and had successful side careers as an auto racing driver and creator of a line of food products, Newman's Own, that bore his name and face on their labels.
The Newman's Own Foundation took profits from that company and sponsored numerous charitable organisations.Newman also founded his Hole in the Wall Camps, which provided fun summer breaks for children around the world suffering from life-threatening illnesses."Paul's Newman's craft was acting. His passion was racing. His love was his family and friends. And his heart and soul were dedicated to helping make the world a better place for all," Robert Forrester, vice-chairman of the Newman's Own Foundation, said in a statement.Newman was born in a Cleveland suburb on January 26, 1925, and was a Navy radio man in the Pacific during World War II.Afterward, he went to Kenyon College in Ohio on a football scholarship but took up acting after being cut from the team because of a barroom brawl.
After his father's death, Newman helped run the family sporting goods store before heading to the Yale Drama School.He ended up in New York, finding bit parts in TV and a Broadway role in Picnic in 1953. His first major movie role was portraying boxer Rocky Graziano in Somebody Up There Likes Me.A hero has passed and the world is a lesser place today.
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