Paul Newman Tribute

Screen legend Paul Newman has died from cancer, aged 83.

With his piercing blue eyes and laid back style, Paul Newman became one of the most recognised leading men in Hollywood.

But he always doubted his own acting ability, once claiming that "I only got by on looks and energy."

Paul Leonard Newman was born on 26 Jan 1925 in the Shaker Heights suburb of Cleveland, Ohio.

In 1969 he teamed up with Robert Redford for the western, Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid, which became one of the biggest grossing films of all time.




He worked with Redford again in 1973 in The Sting, in which a complicated plot was hatched by a pair of hustlers to con a big time gangster, played by Robert Shaw.

He continued to widen his repertoire playing a diverse selection of roles throughout the 1970s and 80s.

They varied from the architect in The Towering Inferno, a hard drinking hockey coach in Slap Shot and the taciturn cop Murphy in Fort Apache, The Bronx.

In 2007 he announced officially that he was retiring from acting, believing that he was no longer able to perform at the level he wanted.

"You start to lose your memory, you start to lose your confidence, you start to lose your invention. So I think that's pretty much a closed book for me."

Following the end of his first marriage to Jackie Witte, he married the actress Joanne Woodward in 1958.

It was one of the most enduring relationships in Hollywood and the couple jealously guarded their privacy.

Once asked if he was ever attracted by the beautiful women with whom he worked Newman famously replied, "Why go out for a hamburger when you can have steak at home".

He credited a regular beer intake for his good fortune, and a sign on his office door summed up his approach, "If we ever have a plan, we're screwed."

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[iamtheonug]

Thank you Mr. Newman, thanks for everything. Your time here has made a difference to so many people in so many ways. I can honestly say the world is a better place thanks to you. Thanks!

[ackers22]

BEST

SCENE

EVER.

[MASTERNCS]

Just the best ever!!! Love this movie, Just love the man. RIP Paul Newman.

[01lulo]

amo vc

[IronicallyVague]

Such a great movie...

Wonderful tribute to all the great scoundrels of the world who took up a .44 & made the world their own.

[lvmfah]

@Uachintom Bacharach had two versions of a song named Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head. At the very last minute he decided to use the slower one at the beginning and the faster one at the end. This final for-the-movie version was titled On A Bicycle Built For Joy. Of course Raindrops is one of the greatest hits of all time.

On YouTube you can also listen to South American Getaway, The Old Fun City (trip to Bolivia) and Not Goin' Home Anymore, all from the same movie.

[lolasmith37]

HE WILL ALWAY BE MY FAVORITE ACTOR

[MrLabe67]

nevereding...thanks...and so deep in our heart

[doesthisnamefit]

You've got it right. He always pushed me to the good ol'classics of cinema, He has been my favourite actor ever since I was 10. Always respected him very much, and the news of passing were quite disturbing. But he shall be remember by some of the greatest films he starred in!

[deoliveirada]

Antoniel, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brasil

[ShaminaSitaShamina]

Uma das mais belas cenas do cinema!