Paul Newman, Academy Award-Winning Hollywood Legend, Dies at 83

Paul Newman, Academy Award-winning actor and world-renowned philanthropist, died Friday night after a succumbing to cancer. Newman was 83.

The Hollywood legend picked up his only Academy Award for best actor for his role as a pool-playing hustler in “The Color of Money” but was nominated for a total of ten Oscars for films including “Cool Hand Luke,” “Hud,” “The Hustler,” “The Verdict,” and “Road to Perdition.”

Published 9/27/08 by

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