Died Today (September 26th): Paul Newman (1925–2008)

Paul Newman (1925–2008)

Born: January 26, 1925 in Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
Died: September 26, 2008 (age 83) in Westport, Connecticut, USA

Married to: Joanne Woodward (29 January 1958 – 26 September 2008) (his death) (3 children)
Jacqueline E. Witte (27 December 1949 – 28 January 1958) (divorced) (3 children)

[Joanne Woodward] has always given me unconditional support in all my choices and endeavors, and that includes my race car driving, which she deplores. To me, that’s love.

I’m always puzzled by this talk about star… image. I think there’s people who are writers or barbers or mechanics or race car drivers that have certain recognizable personalities, and I don’t think just because they happen to be on the screen that it makes them any more exceptional.

Cat on a Half Tin Roof 1958 dir. Richard Brooks Cast Newman Elizabeth Taylor

The Long, Hot Summer 1958 dir. Martin Ritt starring