Oscar winner Paul Newman succumbs to cancer
1:03 p.m. Monday, September 29, 2008
The mischievous twinkle in those legendary blue eyes. His remarkable intensity and deeply passionate performances. His stunning good looks. All memories now.
His roles included "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "Cool Hand Luke" and "The Hustler."
It was onstage in the Broadway production of "Picnic" that he met Joanne Woodward. They wed in 1958; it was a relationship he described as having "correct amounts of lust and respect."
When ABC's Diane Sawyer asked him in 2000, if there was somebody he'd acted with who made it easier, Newman responded "with Joanne, it's always been as easy as it ever got."
They co-starred in 11 films.
His passion for acting was rivaled by his passion for racing -- the track being a place where he said he found gracefulness -- and his deep passion for philanthropy creating the Newman's Own brand of food, with all proceeds -- more than $250 million -- going to charity, including his Hole in the Wall Gang camps designed for children with life-threatening illnesses. He knew he was given a lucky hand and played it.
"I think I've done much, pretty much, all that's allotted to me now. I'm content. And I really just want to watch my family grow up and my grandkids grow up and still feel that I'm part of the fabric of this country," Newman told ABC in 2005.
He was nominated for nine Oscars, but only won one.
He was 82 years old.
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