|
27 Sep 08 - 10:02 AM (#2451553) Subject: Obit: actor Paul Newman From: Alice Dead at 83 after battling cancer. Very sad news. |
|
27 Sep 08 - 10:07 AM (#2451555) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman From: sapper82 a sad loss, but, compared to many of his compatriots, a life well lived. |
|
27 Sep 08 - 10:11 AM (#2451558) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman From: Cool Beans Sad news. Here's the musical argument for keeping this above the line: He made the song "Plastic Jesus" known to millions in "Cool Hand Luke." |
|
27 Sep 08 - 10:11 AM (#2451560) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman From: quokka oh! Hard to take in the news. I'm speechless |
|
27 Sep 08 - 10:16 AM (#2451567) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman From: Ebbie Aw. Sad indeed. But as said above, a life well lived. RIP, Mr. Newman. |
|
27 Sep 08 - 10:25 AM (#2451574) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman From: GUEST,DWR A lifetime of service to others with so many things that he will be remembered for. Here's just a short quote lifted from the article linked below, it conveys my thoughts better than I can. Paul 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. Statement from Newman's Own Link fixed. |
|
27 Sep 08 - 10:28 AM (#2451576) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman From: GUEST,DWR Now the link says story not found. Here is how I got to it. http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/newmans-own-foundation-celebrates-life/story.aspx?guid={BEF7379C-9CDF-4B85-AFDA-B4A9E5FDFCEC}&dist=hppr I am sure that anyone who wants to read it will be able to find it. |
|
27 Sep 08 - 10:30 AM (#2451579) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman From: WFDU - Ron Olesko In my opinion, he was the finest actor of the last half of the twentieth century. He could take on any role and make it his own. That Paul Newman sparkle was evident in whatever part he played, but he became the character he portrayed. He gave so much more off the screen. He made a difference in this world and used his celebrity for good. |
|
27 Sep 08 - 10:43 AM (#2451585) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman From: Alice A very, very fine man in so many ways |
|
27 Sep 08 - 10:47 AM (#2451589) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman From: jacqui.c IMO one of the best actors ever, and with an off screen life that stood the test as well. |
|
27 Sep 08 - 10:49 AM (#2451591) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman From: open mike market watch article If you would like to support the Hole in the Wall Camps, please visit www.HoleInTheWallCamps.org Paul Newman and the Newman's Own Foundation have donated more than $250 million to thousands of charities worldwide. For more information, please visit www.NewmansOwnFoundation.com. Newman's Own Foundation His food company makes tomatoe sauce lemonade salad dressing and much more. |
|
27 Sep 08 - 10:50 AM (#2451593) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman From: freda underhill He had a great marriage, he helped a lot of people, and he was on Richard Nixon's hate list. what a good man. freda |
|
27 Sep 08 - 10:50 AM (#2451594) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman From: Beer Sad indeed. Has always been a hero to me. Met him very briefly when they filmed "Where the Money Is". When the props were torn down I took some of the material home as it was being thrown in a container. I kept one of the floor tiles he walked on. I know a silly thing to do. Any way, I think I'll dig it our and frame it. Condolences to all his love ones. Adrien |
|
27 Sep 08 - 10:58 AM (#2451597) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman From: wysiwyg Our loss (the world). And of course his family's. He always portrayed Truth. I bet he died the same way. God be good to him! ~Susan |
|
27 Sep 08 - 11:06 AM (#2451603) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman From: katlaughing Damn. In December 1994, about a month before his 70th birthday, he told Newsweek magazine he had changed little with age. "I'm not mellower, I'm not less angry, I'm not less self-critical, I'm not less tenacious," he said. "Maybe the best part is that your liver can't handle those beers at noon anymore," he said. I am going to miss him as I am sure many others will. Condolences to his family and friends. What a beautiful legacy he left. |
|
27 Sep 08 - 11:11 AM (#2451604) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman From: open mike http://63.131.143.186/ because of high traffic the full site is down but here is a memorial page with video and info |
|
27 Sep 08 - 11:17 AM (#2451606) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman From: Rog Peek What a perfect role model in every way. Very sad news. In spite of the great loss to his family, they will I'm sure be consoled by the pride with which they can remember him. Roger |
|
27 Sep 08 - 11:18 AM (#2451608) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman From: John MacKenzie He'll be missed. JM |
|
27 Sep 08 - 11:21 AM (#2451611) Subject: RE: Obit: talented, sexy, smart actor Paul Newman From: Stilly River Sage Oh! sob! There is so much that can go on that subject line along with "actor." Newman in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and Hud and Mr. & Mrs. Bridge and as Butch Cassidy and as Judge Roy Bean and Ben Quick - when he played a character, it stayed played, they broke the mold after him. What he was doing with Newman's Own was so incredibly outstanding. If the old adage of "they die in threes" comes to pass we will lose the biggest of the big soon. I hope not. To lose Newman and two of his peers is almost insupportable. SRS |
|
27 Sep 08 - 11:40 AM (#2451625) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman From: topical tom A life of great productivity and skill. How many movies did I enjoy him in! My thoughts are with his family and friends at this time.RIP, Paul. |
|
27 Sep 08 - 12:23 PM (#2451639) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman From: Murray MacLeod a sad loss, not unexpected but that doesn't lessen the loss. Paul Newman singing "Plastic Jesus", from "Cool Hand Luke" I think I loved every movie he ever made... |
|
27 Sep 08 - 12:33 PM (#2451646) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman From: Stilly River Sage Thanks. I think we've talked about that scene before--looks like he's playing his own banjo there. |
|
27 Sep 08 - 01:27 PM (#2451675) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman From: alanabit We were lucky to have him. I hope he enjoyed his life. |
|
27 Sep 08 - 03:01 PM (#2451713) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: Irene M Oh. So sad. |
|
27 Sep 08 - 03:21 PM (#2451727) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: GUEST,Justin Urquart A wonderful man. A wonderful father and a wonderful husband of many years. He held moral family values and this is what most people will remember him for. It was a full life and a happy one. Peace is with you now and thank you for all the pleasure you gave us all. |
|
27 Sep 08 - 04:05 PM (#2451742) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: katlaughing mg, thanks for the link. The man was a State of Grace. That video is incredible. |
|
27 Sep 08 - 04:17 PM (#2451747) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: catspaw49 Been kinda' waiting for this one...........................***sigh***.....................and damnitalltohell............ What's been said.......and so much more. Did you know he got rid of all his dress clothes? Suits, tuxes, and the like.....He felt he'd earned the privilege to be comfortable and if someone didn't like it, "to hell with 'em." This was one helluva' man. No one word or even groups of words could begin to give any real true picture of him. Probably the best actor of his generation, he brought truth to every role. His passion for everything made him excel at it all. If he got nuts for something, there were no half way measures. The "Hole in the Wall Gang" camps proved what a determined and passionate person can do for his fellow human beings. And he not only had HIS camps but aided others in starting similar camps such as the one in North Carolina, the "Victory Junction Gang Camp," set up through the efforts of Kyle and Patti Petty. In every aspect of his life he was a shining example of what a person can be. He had an amazing energy, unbelievable talents, and a fire of passion which drove his life. And btw.......In racing he was the same way. For someone who didn't start til age 43 he was a better than average driver. When he started he raced as "P.L.Newman" and did so with no fanfare. I raced at several of the SCCA events he did at Watkins Glen, Elkhart Lake, and Nelson Ledges. He always seemed to revel in just being one of the guys and had you not known who he was you would never have suspected. When he partnered with Carl Haas on the pro level, they were sorta' unlikely as a partnership, but the success of Newman-Haas Racing left no question about the venture. He took a GT1 car out for a few laps last year and turned decent times..............yeah, I'll miss him. Spaw |
|
27 Sep 08 - 04:44 PM (#2451761) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: catspaw49 Here's a story for true racers and it shows he was all of that....... Paul's Last laps Another photo from the last day at Lime Rock
|
|
27 Sep 08 - 05:58 PM (#2451788) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: Stilly River Sage He was hilarious in Mel Brook's Silent Movie. |
|
27 Sep 08 - 06:54 PM (#2451819) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: GUEST,Cool Hand Luke Fan "I have steak at home, why go out for hamburger?" Newman told Playboy magazine when asked if he was tempted to stray." Music Thread material for sure because of 'Plastic Jesus' |
|
27 Sep 08 - 06:55 PM (#2451820) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: katlaughing Ah, jeez, Spaw...I clicked on the picture with the article and found the following...made me cry all over, again, what a class act and so well-loved, as well as so loving. I am really glad he got that last lap: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 Lime Rock Park was closed down for an hour and half today to honor Paul Newman. He was attended by his family, close friends, Skip Barber, mechanics on his race team, and those who happened to be at the track. PLN toured the track in his Corvette race car with his Buick V8 powered Volvo station wagon following. He had come to say goodbye. Diagnosed with terminal cancer he is not expected to live beyond September. Race driver, actor, humanitarian, family man and friend, they did not come any better." |
|
27 Sep 08 - 08:03 PM (#2451853) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: Sandy Mc Lean A great race driver and team owner! Acting became his sideline but he was great at that as well. RIP! |
|
27 Sep 08 - 08:11 PM (#2451858) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: GUEST,Bob Ryszkiewicz For so many years, a living lesson in what it means to be great. Thanks for being with us Paul. Rest in Peace... |
|
27 Sep 08 - 08:17 PM (#2451862) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: GUEST,Peace I met Mr Newman in NYC at a fundraising show for Eugene McCarthy. He was a very nice guy. Fame didn't go to his head. I was and still am a fan of the movie, "Hombre." He was great in that flick--in a Paul Newman way. Loved him in "The Sting" and "BCatSK". AND, his spaghetti sauce is darned good for jarred stuff. Another man done gone. |
|
27 Sep 08 - 10:58 PM (#2451928) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: Ed T Entertaining and from what I read a great and person and independant thinker. In todays world of overly groomed entertainers, he ws refreshing. |
|
27 Sep 08 - 11:53 PM (#2451946) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: Genie I have been in love with this man since the 1950s. At first, when he was being compared -- looks-wise and to a lesser extent acting-wise -- to Marlon Brando -- it was pretty much purely physical/sexual. But I've followed Paul's career, his bond with his wife, Joanne, and his passion for racing and his dedication to charitable work, for decades, and my admiration has grown and my devotion and respect deepened. Joanne Woodward has said that when she first met Paul and he came on to her, she was very turned off, largely because he was so "pretty" and she did not like "pretty guys." What was so apparent over the decades of Paul's career was that he was a helluva lot more than a "pretty" guy. He was a truly BEAUTIFUL human being. Consummate actor. Adventurous racer. Compassionate person dedicated to leaving this world a little better than he found it. I miss you already, Paul. Sorely. My sincere condolences to you, Joanne and Nell, and to the whole Newman family. G |
|
28 Sep 08 - 02:46 AM (#2451970) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: SINSULL RIP Crap! |
|
28 Sep 08 - 05:02 AM (#2452012) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: Dave Hanson A very great loss to the world, Sir Michael Parkinson in an interview said that other racing drivers regarded him as a ' racing driver who also did a little acting. ' " sometimes nothing can be a real cool hand " eric |
|
28 Sep 08 - 05:57 AM (#2452021) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: fat B****rd I'd not long finished re-reading Cool Hand Luke when I heard the news. What a great man. I've enjoyed so much of his film work from Somebody Up There Likes Me to The Hustler to CHL and The Road To Perdition. I'm genuinely saddened to hear of his passing. Keep Shakin' it Mr. Newman. |
|
28 Sep 08 - 06:11 AM (#2452027) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: Bonnie Shaljean One of the people I most admired, for his humanitarian work as well as artistically, and for being one of The Good Guys. It's the world's loss. R.I.P. |
|
28 Sep 08 - 08:14 AM (#2452062) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: Fiolar A great actor. Sadly missed. Ar Deis De Le hAnam. 2008 is certainly a bad year for the acting profession. Many of the great legends have sadly gone to the great theatre in the sky. |
|
28 Sep 08 - 10:27 AM (#2452111) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: quokka Just watched his Plastic Jesus - heartrending. |
|
28 Sep 08 - 11:28 AM (#2452151) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: Mrs.Duck I hope this means that we will get to see all those great movies on TV again soon. He was a fine actor and a good man - we could do with many more like him and it is sad to have to say goodbye but he lived his life well. |
|
28 Sep 08 - 12:15 PM (#2452170) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: the lemonade lady It is sad, but he was 83! Sal |
|
28 Sep 08 - 02:28 PM (#2452263) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: katlaughing I think someone forgot to tell heaven we have a "failure to communicate!" Too soon, no matter his age, imo. |
|
28 Sep 08 - 03:14 PM (#2452279) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: catspaw49 Almost every racing site on the net has some sort of note/tribute/obit on him. Even the NASCAR folks have a fine lead article and he was mentioned in the opening ceremonies at today's race in Kansas. From the NASCAR article: As he passed his 80th birthday, he remained in demand. He managed to combine acting with racing by providing the voice of a crusty 1951 car in the 2006 Disney-Pixar hit, Cars. Johnson (Jimmie Johnson, two time and current NASCAR champ--Spaw) had the opportunity to interview him as part of a TV project he was working on. Johnson also took part in a day at a racetrack as part of the festivities leading to the premier of the animated feature. He said they put the body of a Hudson Hornet -- the car that Newman portrayed as "Doc Hudson" in the movie -- on a stock-car frame and let him and others make laps in it. "The only man on pit road with a stopwatch was Paul Newman," Johnson said. "He was timing the laps I was running, other guys were running. Then he got in that car that had no business, with that body especially, going around that track at speed, and he was trying to break the lap times that we were running out there with the school cars and stuff. "You could see that spark in his eye. He had a true passion for motorsports in general. I would say more IndyCar and road racing, because that is what he came from. He was a great friend of Rick's (Rick Hendrick, Johnson's car owner--Spaw) and knew a lot more than people probably realize about NASCAR racing." Racing folks know the passion he had and most knew he was a racer at heart and an actor by trade. Spaw |
|
28 Sep 08 - 03:26 PM (#2452290) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: fat B****rd For fans in the UK "The Colour of Money" is on BBC 1 at Midnight Monday 29th September. |
|
28 Sep 08 - 04:00 PM (#2452305) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: Little Hawk The part I will always remember above all others is Paul Newman in "Hud". Simply riveting. He was sure a fine actor. What a treat to be put on Richard Nixon's "enemies" list. ;-) A singular honor indeed! I don't think of him as "dead" at all, I just think of him as not here anymore, and set free from an aging and worn out body. Let's celebrate Paul Newman, not mourn him. |
|
28 Sep 08 - 10:37 PM (#2452490) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: Peter T. Lung cancer takes another one. yours, Peter T. |
|
29 Sep 08 - 12:01 AM (#2452519) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: Genie Little Hawk, I share your perspective on his not being "dead" but having been "set free from an aging and worn out body." (I felt the same way when my dad left behind his 92-year-old, very deteriorated body a year ago.) It is not the fact that Paul was here on earth "only" 83 years that saddens me. While I'd have loved for him to stick around for a few more films and races and more charity work, he left a great legacy during those years, and, it seems, he had a very full, rich, meaningful life. But I am always saddened when the 'departure' is a slow, painful one, as was the case with Newman's cancer. |
|
29 Sep 08 - 07:28 PM (#2453309) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: GUEST,Bob Ryszkiewicz Paul Newman Tribute... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlSkGUQBtDA BR |
|
29 Sep 08 - 07:31 PM (#2453315) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: lefthanded guitar A talented man who could have coasted through life on his stunning looks had he chosen to.... but instead, he was a superlative actor, a fine husband and family man, good neighbor, a man wholived life to the fullest, and most importantly, always strived to be a full human being who lived with integrity- generous, compassionate and devoted to helping those who had not been so fortunate in life. The credo of a decent and moral man. We need more like him. 83 or 103, it breaks the heart to lose a person like this. His legacy of good works will live on, one wishes, as long as his movies. Rest in peace Paul. |
|
30 Sep 08 - 01:48 AM (#2453492) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: katlaughing David Letterman did a beautiful tribute to him, tonight. I'll post a link as soon as it is put online. |
|
30 Sep 08 - 12:13 PM (#2453873) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: katlaughing Here is a link to the clip from last night's show: Tribute to Paul Newman on Letterman. |
|
30 Sep 08 - 11:08 PM (#2454427) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: Art Thieme I do hope I'm not repeating something already posted here, but one of my favorite roles Paul Newman ever did was a rather small one pretty early in his career. It was a filmed adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's Up in Michigan tales generally known as The Nick Adams Stories. In recent times, whenever it was on television it was called Ernest Hemingway's ADVENTURES OF A YOUNG MAN. The fictional Nick (actually a young Ernest) leaves his boyhood home in northern Michigan and hits the road to have all sorts of adventures with the people he encounters. One of those people is a punch drunk washed up, beat up, ex-champion boxer and his caretaker-companion-trainer who is played by the great Juano Hernandez. Paul Newman is the punch drunk fighter---arguably the best character in the film. You might never recognize Paul with the amazing makeup, but he really did a fantastic job with the role. I have never been able to find this film on a DVD---but I'm glad I did manage to grab it off late night TV about 25 years ago. Nobody ever gives it more than 2 stars, but I love it. Also in the film is Dan Daley and Michael J. Pollard (I think his name was.) Nick is played by Richard Beymer in the only role he ever did that I could stomach. Art Thieme |
|
30 Sep 08 - 11:11 PM (#2454429) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: Desert Dancer The NPR Music site has a recording of Paul Newman as narrator in a performance of Aaron Copland's "Lincoln Portrait" at Carnegie Hall: click Other remembrances are linked on that page, as well. ~ Becky in Tucson |
|
01 Oct 08 - 02:19 AM (#2454487) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: Genie Don't have the original source, but I love this story about Paul! It's supposed to be a true story, and if you're old enough to remember Paul Newman from 2 or 3 decades ago, you'll grasp the full impact of the story. ========================================================= A Michigan woman and her family were vacationing in a small New England town where Paul Newman and his family often visited. One Sunday morning, the woman got up early to take a long walk. After a brisk five-mile hike, she decided to treat herself to a double-dip chocolate ice cream cone. She hopped in the car, drove to the center of the village and went straight to the combination bakery/ice cream parlor. There was only one other patron in the store: Paul Newman, sitting at the counter having a doughnut and coffee. The woman's heart skipped a beat as her eyes made contact with those famous blue eyes. The actor nodded graciously and the star struck woman smiled demurely. "Pull yourself together!" She chides herself. "You're a happily married woman with three children, you're forty-five years old, not a teenager!" The clerk filled her order and she took the double-dip chocolate ice cream cone in one hand and her change in the other. Then she went out the door, avoiding even a glance in Paul Newman's direction. When she reached her car, she realized that she had a handful of change but her other hand was empty. "Where's my ice cream cone?" she wondered. "Did I leave it in the store?" Back into the shop she went, expecting to see the cone still in the clerk's hand or in a holder on the counter or something! No ice cream cone was in sight. With that, she happened to look over at Paul Newman. His face broke into his familiar, warm, friendly grin and he said to her, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 'You put it in your purse.' ======================================================= |
|
01 Oct 08 - 06:21 PM (#2455208) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: Art Thieme ...and that is where the term "pursed lips" originated! ;-) Art |
|
01 Oct 08 - 07:11 PM (#2455239) Subject: RE: Obit: actor Paul Newman (26 Sept 2008) From: van lingle "Hey, Hombreee!" He really was an hombre. |
