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What makes him special in my mind is all the other things he did in addition. He raised 100's of millions for charity with his Neuman's own products. Then through in the fact he won a professional car race at age 70. Wow. But he's got to be top ten all time actors in my mind as well. Up there with Brando, Jimmy stewart, Bogey etc.
I juist watched Cool Hand Luke for the first time this past year. What a great movie.
The Hustler and The Sting were two of my favorites. Godspeed Mr. Newman.
That's an awesome story.
i think this is your best posting evah.
Lauren Bacall and Mel Brooks are still working in the industry.
Along those lines, I grew up near the Newman compound and in high school worked at the gourmet grocery store where he introduced all his food products (I also knew some of the folks that started the Hole in the Wall Gang).For you young ones, back in the day people could actually go to stores and not pay for food, instead signing an invoice and at the end of the month the billing department would add up the total spent that month and send a bill.Anyway, one day I was at one of the registers talking to a girl at another register when Newman walked up with a basket of food (we're talking early 80s for a time span). The chick COMPLETELY did not recognize him, as he was decked out in a racing jacket and shades.Upon entering in his purchases manually one at a time (pre electronic registers and without scanners), she told him the total and he said to just put it on his tab and started leaving. She of course called him back and said she needed his name, and he asked if she was kidding. She asked for the name again, and he said "Newman." She THEN asked if it was spelled with a W or a U in the middle. Shaking his head, he signed the slip and took off.I of course started asking her if she had ever watched The Sting, Towering Inferno, Butch Cassidy, etc. and she asked me why I was asking her about all these Paul Newman movies. I said that he every once in a while came into the store and that she should keep an eye out for him. She of course got all excited (because she never met a movie star before), and I mentioned that in fact he was in the store THAT morning.I finally told her that he was the one that she just helped and she refused to believe it. I told her to check for herself, as she just got his autograph. She ended up keeping the slip and writing up a new one without his signature.I just about died laughing.Ozymandias said:
Forgot about Bacall - thanks.
I may have got this wrong, but didn't he dump his first wife to marry Joanne?
Slap Shot reminded me of Major League. Decent movies at best, but both movies were funny and had great lines.
No reason to confuse the issue with facts. He was married to Jackie Witte from 1949-1958 and married Joanne Woodward January 29, 1958.I like Newman a lot, great actor, seems like a genuinely good guy. Saying he is clearly in the top 5 actors of all time is a bit of hyperbole.
It is lung cancer but I found this:
Thanks.
There aren't too many actors (Sydney Poitier & James Garner come to mind) that I have as much respect for as Newman.
Don't go there. That makes him look uncomfortably like John McCain.
Great actor, even greater human being.
