Paul Newman - RIP

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  • IndianSummer
    IndianSummer Posts: 854
    butch cassidy and ari ben canaan............. both gone :(
    I have faced it, A life wasted...

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  • Anon
    Anon Posts: 11,175
    A true giant in American culture. He understood what so few can grasp, that true art requires compassion in spades. One of the last of a dying breed. Even though he had all but retired, the world just feels a little poorer without him.

    A good and often overlooked Newman film is "Nobody's Fool." A low-key story with a very fine and subtle performance, well worth seeking out.
  • dunkman
    dunkman Posts: 19,646
    one of the best actors of all time. RIP
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 31,814
    i would say he was the best american actor ever RIP ........
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    i had the privilege to meet mr newman at a race many years ago....it as nothing more than "how do you do" among a group pf people but he was a genuine person


    we have lost a great man, actor, driver and humanitarian.....
  • PJ_Saluki
    PJ_Saluki Posts: 1,006
    He's one of my favorites, if not my absolute favorite.
    "Almost all those politicians took money from Enron, and there they are holding hearings. That's like O.J. Simpson getting in the Rae Carruth jury pool." -- Charles Barkley
  • Keiran
    Keiran Posts: 393
    I loved him in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" with Elizabeth Taylor.

    Don't know if you pet lovers were aware that he also offers an organic brand of Newman's own pet foods. I have to order it off the internet. But it's worth it because my kitty loves it. And just like with his people food, the profits go towards charity.

    I read somewhere that the whole "Newman's Own" thing started out as a joke between him and another friend. It blossomed into something really amazing and beautiful.

    God's speed Mr. Newman.
    I wish a guy like Eddie, would like me.
  • patrickredeyes
    patrickredeyes Posts: 8,834
    One of the best actors of all-time.

    He will be missed.

    RIP Paul :(
  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,237
    bump
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  • g under p
    g under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,237
    patrickredeyes wrote:
    One of the best actors of all-time.

    He will be missed.

    RIP Paul :(

    I remember the thread you started on the Movie *COOL HAND LUKE* and a great thread/discussion it was. A great movie with some great acting. Here's a bit on what I said in that thread.

    http://forums.pearljam.com/showpost.php?p=4947890&postcount=5

    As this is one of movie my all time top 5 and a great loss in the world of Hollywood and humanitarian charities.

    R-I-P Paul Newman you're OFF to a better place and your suffering is over.

    Peace and OneLove
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


  • gabers
    gabers Posts: 2,787
    One of the finest people and actors ever. I haven't seen most of his movies, but "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "Cool Hand Luke" are two of the greatest movies ever made.

    I make it a point to buy his "Newman's Own" products whenever possible. I hope the line continues when he's gone. God bless him and his family.
  • Fighting Hellfish
    Fighting Hellfish Posts: 3,175
    Keiran wrote:

    I read somewhere that the whole "Newman's Own" thing started out as a joke between him and another friend. It blossomed into something really amazing and beautiful.

    God's speed Mr. Newman.

    There's a great book about how the business started, written by his partner, A.E. hotchner. basically, he started packaging some of his stuff for friends. Then, they decided to sell it because it was so popular. The mareting company said they had to put his face on the bottle so it would sell. newman was against it at first, but agreed to put his face on the bottle, but said he couldn't profit from it with his face on there, and that all profits should go to charity. they've raised hundreds of millions for his "Hole In The Wall" Camps, for sick children. The book is a great read, and of course, every dime goes to the camps for sick kids.

    http://www.amazon.com/Shameless-Exploitation-Pursuit-Common-Good/dp/0385508026/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1222542667&sr=1-6
  • Fighting Hellfish
    Fighting Hellfish Posts: 3,175
    gabers wrote:
    One of the finest people and actors ever. I haven't seen most of his movies, but "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "Cool Hand Luke" are two of the greatest movies ever made.

    I make it a point to buy his "Newman's Own" products whenever possible. I hope the line continues when he's gone. God bless him and his family.


    The line will continue. His daughter has a hand in it, she runs the organics division. I also love the stuff. I use the marinara, iced tea, lemonade, grape juice, cereals, salad dressings, marinades, and more. It feels good nowing that the money is going to a camp for sick kids, but the stuff is all great on top of it.
  • jamie uk
    jamie uk Posts: 3,812
    :( sad news.
    Goodbye cool hand Luke.
    I came, I saw, I concurred.....
  • igotid88
    igotid88 Posts: 28,687
    very sad. :(
    I miss igotid88
  • LONGRD
    LONGRD Posts: 6,036
    Noooooo! :(

    RIP to the greatest actor ever!
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  • joeybuckets
    joeybuckets Posts: 511
    http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=22524


    he supported cop killers.....
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  • smallestoceans7982
    smallestoceans7982 Posts: 296
    :(
    "I heard some people up here pointing out the ukelele...it's a mandolin, you uncultured bastards!" EV

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  • sponger
    sponger Posts: 3,159
    The irony is that his food product company, Newman's Own, donated 100% of its profits to cancer charities, totalling almost 200 million in donations in total.
    reigning champion

    http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=272825
  • sponger
    sponger Posts: 3,159
    joeybuckets wrote:
    http://www.wnd.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=22524


    he supported cop killers.....


    pfft...an article written by Jerry Falwell? Why bother reading it?
    reigning champion

    http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=272825

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