Paul Newman, 83 died in his Connecticut home after a long battle with cancer. He will be a great loss not only to Holl
ywood, but to the world, which he made a little better by his presence. Not only was he a brilliant actor but he was a wonderful human being.An Associated Press report says --
"Newman had a soft spot for underdogs in real life, giving tens of millions to charities through his food company and setting up camps for severely ill children. Passionately opposed to the Vietnam War, and in favor of civil rights, he was so f
amously liberal that he ended up on President Nixon's "enemies list," one of the actor's proudest achievements, he liked to say."I loved all of Pual Newman's movies. I first saw him in the movie "The Sting" with Robert Redford, when I was all of eight years old and since then I have become such a huge fun. My admiration for him was further heightened by his humanitarian work, especially in helping children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases.
Like me, he also lost a child too. His only Scott (from his first wife), passed away in 1978 from an accidental overdose of alcohol and valium.
He shared a long, enviable marriage to the actress Joanne Woodward by whom he had three daughters, and three others from his first wife, Jacqueline Witte.
Sally Field once said of Paul Newman "Sometimes God makes perfect people, and Paul Newman was one of them."
AP Movie Critic Cristy Lemire in her article, said it best -- His passion came shining through in his love of, and talent for, auto racing. But it's through his philanthropy — the Newman's Own Foundation, which has raised more than $250 million for charities worldwide, and the Hole in the Wall Camps for children with life-threatening diseases — that he showed his true heart.
He will be missed very much. Read the full story here.
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