Paul Newman dies at 83
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American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian and auto racing enthusiast Paul Newman died of complications from lung cancer yesterday… and can you honestly say that you’ll have that many titles once you hit 83?
The consummate antihero, he shot his way through Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and won an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1987 for The Color of Money. His last onscreen performance was in 2002’s Road to Perdition, starring opposite Tom Hanks as the conflicted mob boss. Retiring from acting just five years later, he seemed hesitant to continue as his abilities declined. “You start to lose your memory, you start to lose your confidence, you start to lose your invention. So I think that’s pretty much a closed book for me.”
I think it may be time to pick up a can of Newman’s Own salsa tonight.
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