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Paul Newman

1925 – 2008 · aged 83 · Actor and philanthropist

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Paul Newman starred in Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting, won an Oscar for The Color of Money, and raced cars into his eighties. His Newman's Own food company has given hundreds of millions of dollars to charity.

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Paul Newman in uno scatto publicitario.
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United States Navy portrait of Paul Newman.
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A w:Paul Newman Nissan race car on display at w:Road America during the 2013 SCCA National Runoffs. This image has been uploaded to my flickr account at https:/
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Paul Newman at a political rally for Eugene McCarthy in the parking lot of Semon's in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, 1968.
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Paul Newman Name The Most EVIL ACTORS Of Hollywood's Golden Age
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Paul Newman with Jay Leno 08-04-2005 part 1/2
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Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward on their marriage
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The Sting | Paul Newman Cons a Con Man in a High-Stakes Poker Game in 4K HDR
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Jennifer Pratt
11 Jul 2026

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Thank you for a lifetime of it, Paul. Rest in peace.

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A light in the dark

I never met Paul, but I feel like I grew up with them. Thank you for being part of my life.

Claudia Ott18 Jul 2026

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Rocio Cabrera24d ago

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I feel exactly the same way.

Meredith West
9 Apr 2026

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Still with us

I cried when I heard the news, and I'm not ashamed of it. Paul was part of the soundtrack of my life.

Janet Hopkins
8 Apr 2026

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Paul Newman will be remembered long after the rest of us are forgotten. That's what greatness looks like.

Tammy Jordan
15 Dec 2025

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My favourite performance of theirs will never leave me.

Fred Reid26 Mar 2026

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Well put.

Diane Peterson
15 Oct 2025

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Thank you

The world is a little quieter today.

Rosemary Baker6 May 2026

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Same here. Exactly this.

Debra Ingram
3 Oct 2025

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I met Paul once, very briefly, and they were kind to a nervous stranger. That's what I'll remember.

Carolyn Matthews28 Oct 2025

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I feel exactly the same way.

George Gordon8 May 2026

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Yes. This.

Brandon Fowler
9 Sept 2025

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From a lifelong fan

My grandmother loved Paul. When she died we played their work at the funeral. Now they're both gone. Strange how connected it all is.

Donna Moore
20 Jul 2025

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Thank you

Rest in peace, Paul. Thank you for every character you gave us.

Norma Reyes29 Mar 2026

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Well put.

Rebecca Curtis
13 Jul 2025

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Still with us

Paul once said something in an interview that changed how I thought about my own work. I've never forgotten it.

Karen Hale
4 Jun 2025

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Rest well, Paul. The work is done, and it was good.

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I keep coming back to this page. It helps to know so many others feel the same.

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119 people are remembering Paul here. Light a candle when words are hard. It stays here.

Philip Allen🇺🇸14d ago
Rest in peace.
Karen Hale🇦🇺17d ago
Whitney Whitfield🇺🇸24d ago
Max Becker🇺🇸2 Aug 2026
Ivan Shevchenko🇵🇱31 Jul 2026
Declan Holland🇮🇪6 Jul 2026
Nancy Pham🇺🇸26 Jun 2026
Donald Grant🇺🇸3 Jun 2026
Sleep well.
Jerome Johnson🇺🇸30 May 2026
Your work lives on.
Chava Marcus🇺🇸29 May 2026
Rest in peace.
Wayne Bell🇺🇸26 May 2026
Sleep well.
Vanessa Jefferson🇺🇸22 May 2026
Siobhan Ruiz🇺🇸26 Apr 2026
Ryan Mendoza🇺🇸25 Apr 2026
Norma Ramos🇺🇸9 Apr 2026
Anonymous🇺🇸1 Apr 2026
Camila Ortiz🇺🇸8 Mar 2026
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Hans Weiss🇺🇸2 Mar 2026
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  1. 26 January 1925
    Born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA
  2. 26 September 2008
    Died in Westport, Connecticut, USA
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