Birth Name
Paul Leonard Newman
Biography
Screen legend, superstar, and the man with the most famous blue eyes in movie history, Paul Newman was born in 1925 in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of a successful sporting goods store owner. He acted in ...
Paul Leonard Newman was born in January of 1925, the second son of Arthur and Theresa (nee' Fetsko) Newman in Cleveland, Ohio. The Newmans were a well-to-do family and Paul grew up in a nice home in S...
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Spouse
Joanne Woodward (I) (29 January 1958 - 26 September 2008) (his death); 3 children
'Witte, Jackie' (27 December 1949 - 28 January 1958) (divorced); 3 children
Trade Mark
Sparkling, blue eyes
His movies often reflect his political views
Often played detached yet charismatic anti-heroes and rebels.
Gravelly voice.
Trivia
Chosen by Empire magazine in 1995 as #12 in the 100 Sexiest Stars infilm history.
Said that he burned his tuxedo on his 75th birthday because he isthrough with formality.
Says the sound he loves most is that of a V-8 engine.
Owns The Hole In The Wall Gang Camp, a summer camp for children withcancer and other blood-related diesases (and their siblings) inAshford, Connecticut, and also runs a fall "Discovery" program forinn...
Ranked #19 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of AllTime" list in October of 1997.
Lives in Connecticut; has been known to race at The Lime Rock RoadCircuit.
Other Work
TV commercial (PSA): Gun-Control and Anti-Gun Violence
(1982-84) TV commercial: Nissan Skyline RS (Japan only).
(1998) TV commercial: Texaco (voice)
(late 1980s) TV commercial: Barilla pasta (European market only)
(6/02) Stage: Starred (as "Stage Manager") in "Our Town" at Westport Country Playhouse, Westport, CT
(1953) Stage: Appeared (as "Alan Seymour") in "Picnic" on Broadway. Comedy. Written by William Inge. Scenic / Lighting Design by Jo Mielziner. Directed by Joshua Logan (I). Music Box Theatre: 19 Feb 1...
Biography print
Lawrence J. Quirk. _The Films of Paul Newman (rev. ed.)._ Secaucus, NJ: LyleStuart, 1986.ISBN 0806507837
Lawrence J. Quirk. _Paul Newman._ Dallas, TX: Taylor Publishing Company, 1996.ISBN 088339620
Eric Lax. _Paul Newman A Celebration._ Great Britain: Pavilion Books Unlimited,1996. ISBN 1 85793 955 7
Paul Newman, with A.E. Hotchner. _Shameless Exploitation in Pursuit of theCommon Good._ New York: Doubleday, 2003.
Kenneth Thompson. _The films of Paul Newman._ London: Film in LondonPublications, 1972.
Daniel O'Brien. _Paul Newman._ London: Faber and Faber, 2004. ISBN 0-571-21987-X
Salary
Exodus (1960): $200,000.00
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969): $750,000.00
Winning (1969): $1,100,000.00
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958): $17,000.00
Blaze (1989): $5,000,000.00
Pocket Money (1972): $1,200,000.00
Cover Photo
"The Independent Magazine" (UK), 29 August 2009
"Time" (USA), 13 October 2008
"Entertainment Weekly" (USA), 10 October 2008, Iss. 1013
"The Independent on Sunday" (UK), 28 September 2008, Iss. 970
"AD Magazine" (Netherlands), 7 September 2002
"Sunday Express S:2" (UK), 21 July 2002
Filmography
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) Western
Gilles Jacob, l'arpenteur de la croisette (2010) (TV) Documentary
Lucky Days (2008) Romance
The Meerkats (2008) Documentary
"Live from Studio Five" (2009) {(#1.129)}
15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009) (TV)
81st Annual Academy Awards (2009) (TV)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) Drama
Empire Falls (2005) (TV) Romance
Hollywood sul Tevere (2009) Documentary