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Post by CMF Newsman on Sept 27, 2008 9:23:10 GMT -5
WESTPORT, Conn. - Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning superstar who personified cool as an activist, race car driver, popcorn impresario and the anti-hero of such films as "Hud," "Cool Hand Luke" and "The Color of Money," has died. He was 83. Newman died Friday after a long battle with cancer at his farmhouse near Westport, publicist Jeff Sanderson said. He was surrounded by his family and close friends. In May, Newman he had dropped plans to direct a fall production of "Of Mice and Men," citing unspecified health issues. He got his start in theater and on television during the 1950s, and went on to become one of the world's most enduring and popular film stars, a legend held in awe by his peers. He was nominated for Oscars 10 times, winning one regular award and two honorary ones, and had major roles in more than 50 motion pictures, including "Exodus," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "The Verdict," "The Sting" and "Absence of Malice." news.yahoo.com/s/ap/obit_newman;_ylt=AvrH2pZMd46lb6bZFC8ZnLlv24cA
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joedog
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Post by joedog on Sept 27, 2008 9:27:24 GMT -5
rest in peace
The rain drops be fallling
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goomba
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Post by goomba on Sept 27, 2008 12:57:09 GMT -5
damn RIP
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Post by TNBear on Sept 27, 2008 14:53:46 GMT -5
The world has lost one more of the few remaining truely class acts.
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Sept 27, 2008 14:54:59 GMT -5
Hopefully, he and ST. Peter will have no "failure to communicate."
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Post by Babs on Sept 28, 2008 16:56:35 GMT -5
We can look forward to a bunch of Paul Newman movies on tv this week. He was so good. I love Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. He and Joanne were class acts.
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Post by BlackFox on Sept 28, 2008 18:59:04 GMT -5
I was reading some quotes over on FARK from Butch Cassity and the Sundance Kid that make me want to see that one again. Loved Cool Hand Luke.
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