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Paul Newman dead at 83
Veteran actor Paul Newman has told friends and family that he wants to die at home, according to reports.
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Paul Newman dead at 83
Legendary film star Paul Newman, whose brilliant blue eyes, good looks and talent made him one of Hollywood's top actors over six decades has died at age 83 after a long battle with cancer.
Newman died on Friday night at his farmhouse near Westport, Connecticut, said his Los Angeles-based spokesman Jeff Sanderson.
"His death was as private and discreet as the way he had lived his life, a humble artist who never thought of himself as 'big,' surrounded by his beloved family and the close circle of friends," said a statement released by his family on Saturday.
Paul Leonard Newman, known as "PL" to his friends, appeared in more than 50 movies, including "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," "The Hustler," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Sting." He earned nine Oscar nominations for acting and won the best actor honor for 1986's "The Color of Money."
Famed for his philanthropy as well as his acting, Newman was married to Oscar-winning actress Joanne Woodward for more than 50 years.
He had successful side careers as a race car driver and creator of a line of food products, Newman's Own, that bore his name and face on their labels.
His Newman's Own Foundation gave more than $250 million to thousands of charities worldwide and his Hole-in-the-Wall Camps provided summer breaks for children with serious illnesses.
"Our father was a rare symbol of selfless humility, the last to acknowledge what he was doing was special. Intensely private, he quietly succeeded beyond measure in impacting the lives of so many with his generosity," his five daughters said in a statement.
"Always and to the end, Dad was incredibly grateful for his good fortune. In his own words: 'It's been a privilege to be here,'" they said.
Newman was born in a Cleveland suburb on January 26, 1925, and was a Navy radio man in the Pacific during World War Two. Afterward, he went to Kenyon College in Ohio on a football scholarship but took up acting after being cut from the team because of a barroom brawl.
After his father's death, Newman helped run the family sporting goods store before heading to the Yale Drama School.
He ended up in New York, finding bit parts on TV and a Broadway role in "Picnic" in 1953. His first major movie role was portraying boxer Rocky Graziano in "Somebody Up There Likes Me." From there, his career was on the rise.
In 1958, Newman starred in "The Long Hot Summer" with Woodward, who he married that year shortly after divorcing his first wife, Jacqueline Witte.
He also played an alcoholic loser in "Cat On a Hot Tin Roof," opposite Elizabeth Taylor and the pool shark Fast Eddie Felson in "The Hustler." Then came hits like "Hud," "Cool Hand Luke," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," a 1969 Western pairing him with Robert Redford. The two also teamed up as con men in the 1973 movie "The Sting."
Newman was also recognized for his work behind the camera, earning an Oscar nomination for best picture and a Golden Globe award for best director for "Rachel, Rachel," which he produced and directed, and which starred Woodward.
Though his movie career slowed in later years, Newman picked up Oscar nominations in 1994 for drama "Nobody's Fool" and again in 2002 for the crime thriller "Road to Perdition."
He returned to the stage the same year in "Our Town" for Connecticut-based Westport County Playhouse. The show moved to Broadway and Newman was nominated for a Tony award for his performance and won and Emmy for the 2003 broadcast of the show on PBS.
In 2005 he won another Emmy, U.S. television's highest award, for best supporting actor in the HBO mini-series "Empire Falls." His last movie part was a voice-over role in the 2006 animated film "Cars."
OUTSIDE THE LIMELIGHT
Throughout his career, Newman resisted the glare of Hollywood's spotlight. He said once that his profession had "nothing to do with being an adult" and he bristled at the attention to his blue eyes, which happened to be color blind.
His long marriage to Woodward ran counter to Hollywood convention, where fast weddings and quick divorces seem to be the standard, and the pair lived in a 200-year-old Connecticut house, far from the heart of the entertainment industry.
Asked the secret of his marriage, Newman once said: "I know this is going to sound corny but there's no reason to roam. I have steak at home. Why should I go out for a hamburger?"
As an auto racer, he came second in the Le Mans 24-hour competition in 1975 and in 1995 at age 70, he became the oldest driver on a winning team at the 24 hours of Daytona race.
But Newman said he got his deepest satisfaction from philanthropy. He used his influence to advance many social causes, and sometimes worked in the political arena. He was a delegate to the U.N. conference on disarmament in 1978.
Particularly close to his heart were the Hole-in-the-Wall Camps where children with life-threatening illnesses can find inspiration and sometimes even recovery or remission from their sicknesses. Today, there are eleven camps around the world, that have helped over 135,000 children, free of charge.
Newman is survived by Woodward, five daughters, two grandsons, and his older brother, Arthur. Newman also had a son Scott, who died in 1978.
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پل نیومن بازیگر افسانه ای سینما در 83 سالگی درگذشت
پل نیومن سال گذشته اعلام کرد که از فعالیت های سینمایی کناره گیری می کند
پل نیومن، از آخرین بزرگان سینمای کلاسیک آمریکا پس از نبردی طولانی با سرطان درگذشته است. او 83 سال داشت.
بازیگر فیلم هایی چون "بوچ کسیدی" و "ساندنس کید" روز جمعه در منزلش در ایالت کانتیکات در شمال شرقی آمریکا درحالی که خانواده و دوستانش در کنار او بودند درگذشت.
رابرت ردفورد همبازی او در "بوچ کسیدی" درباره یار قدیمی چنین گفت: "لحظاتی در زندگی هست که احساسات از قوه بیان فراتر می رود... من یک دوست واقعی را از دست داده ام."
پنج دختر پل نیومن در بیانیه ای که در اختیار رسانه ها قرار گرفت پدرشان را به خاطر "تواضع، از خود گذشتگی و سخاوتش" ستایش کردند.
آنها در بیانیه خود نوشتند: "پل نیومن نقش های به یادماندنی زیادی بازی کرد. اما نقش هایی که بیش از هر چیز به آنها افتخار می کرد ربطی به سینما نداشت: شوهری فداکار، پدری مهربان، پدربزرگی با محبت، نیکوکاری جدی."
در لس آنجلس قرار است بر ستاره نیومن واقع در "پیاده روی مشاهیر هالیوود" گل نهاده شود. انجمن تصاویر متحرک آمریکا در این شهر از "زندگی حرفه ای خارق العاده" نیومن تقدیر کرد.
بازنشسته
پل نیومن با چشمان آبی و چهره جذابی که داشت در طول 50 سال فعالیت سینمایی یکی از پرطرفدارترین هنرپیشگان آمریکایی بود. وی در این مدت در 60 فیلم بازی کرد.
نیومن 10 بار نامزد دریافت جایزه اسکار برای نقش اول شد اما 33 سال طول کشید تا به این جایزه دست یابد که به نقش آفرینی در فیلم "رنگ پول" در سال 1987 مربوط می شد.
وی با همسرش جون وودوارد نیز در چندین فیلم از جمله "تابستان داغ و طولانی" بازی کرد.
دست اندرکاران سینما، بازی وی در فیلم های "گربه روی شیروانی داغ" ، "بیلیاردباز"، "بوچ کسیدی" و "ساندنس کید" را فراموش نشدنی می دانند.
در ماه مه سال 2007 بود که وی اعلام کرد از آنجا که دیگر قادر نیست بهترین بازی خود را ارائه دهد، هنرپیشگی را کنار می گذارد.
وی که در جریان مصاحبه با شبکه تلویزیونی آمریکایی ای بی سی، دلیل کناره گیری خود را شرح می داد گفت: " شما به تدریج حافظه تان را از دست می دهید، به تدریج اعتمادتان را از دست می دهید، و به تدریج خلاقیتان را از دست می دهید."
اوایل سال جاری میلادی پل نیومن به علت برخی ناراحتی های جسمانی از کارگردانی نمایش "موش ها و آدم ها" از جان اشتاین بک در کنکتیکات منصرف شد.
در کنار فعالیت سینمایی، پل نیومن به کارهای خیریه نیز می پرداخت.
وی از طریق یک شرکت مواد غذایی که تاسیس کرده بود توانست درآمدی نزدیک به 250 میلیون دلار داشته باشد. وی این پول را در اختیار سازمان های خیریه قرار می داد.
'مردی خارق العاده'
بسیاری از دوستان و همکارانش در آمریکا و سراسر جهان در مدح او پیام داده اند.
سم مندز کارگردان فیلم "جاده ای به سوی عذاب ابدی" (Road to Perdition) که پل نیومن در سال 2002 در آن بازی کرد گفت که او "مردی خارق العاده از هر جهت بود."
او به خصوص فروتنی و افتادگی کامل پل نیومن را مورد ستایش قرار داد.
جورج کلونی هنرپیشه هالیوود گفت: "متر و معیاری که او به جا گذاشت خیلی بالاست. نه فقط برای هنرپیشه ها بلکه برای همه."
کوین اسپیسی برنده جایزه اسکار گفت: "پل نیومن غولی بزرگ اما فروتن بود. او از موفقیت خود برای کمک به دیگران استفاده کرد و این کار را کرد بی آنکه در فکر خودنمایی باشد."
"او باید الگوی همه کسانی باشد که در کار بازیگری هستند چرا که طوری رفتار می کرد که انگار حس تکبرش را بریده و دور انداخته است."
هرچند قیافه جذاب و چشمان نافذ او برای شخصیت های رمانتیک ایده آل بود، اما نیومن اغلب نقش شورشیان، آدم های بی سر و پا و بازنده ها را بازی می کرد.
وی در سال 1986 یک اسکار افتخاری دریافت کرد.
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In Hometown, Newman Remembered As 'Regular Guy'
In Hollywood, Paul Newman was royalty. But in Westport, Conn., where he lived with his wife of 50 years, Joanne Woodward, he was just "a regular guy," says AJ Izzo, part owner of Crossroads Hardware on Main Street, where Newman had been a customer for more than 20 years.
"He'd walk in and say, 'How are you, AJ?' And I'd say, 'Hey, Paul.' He probably gave more than he took in life, and you don't find many people like that."
Newman, who will be remembered in town as upbeat, generous, and down-to-earth, often popped into the store to buy supplies to fix common household problems.
"He was a gadget guy in many ways,"" says Izzo. "He'd buy light bulbs or a new screw for a hinge just like an average guy would do."
Izzo says he last saw Newman about two months ago when he came in alone to buy some masking tape. "He looked really thin," recalls Izzo, adding that Newman did not discuss his illness. "He was the kind of person who liked his privacy."
However, Izzo says he saw one of Newman's friends less than a week ago, and when he asked how Newman was doing the friend replied, "Good. He's having a beer and glass of milk because he needs to gain weight."
About a month ago, Newman treated himself to a cold beer during dinner with Woodward at Pane Vino Restaurant, says owner Marty Levine. The couple sat at their usual corner table, and though Newman appeared frail and had a smaller appetite, he remained his usual cheerful self. "His personality was about the same," Levine recalls. "He was always upbeat. He didn't seem dour or depressed."
As a customer, Levine says Newman was "honorable and courteous. I never felt like he gave off the aura of a big celebrity."
Bryan Malcarney, chef/owner of Blue Lemon Restaurant, another favorite spot, agrees: "He'd joke a little with the staff. He was never a pompous Hollywood kind of person-neither is Joanne-and that was nice."
Newman-who often ordered Dover sole-came in to eat about three weeks ago. "We're really sad to see him go," says Malcarney.
Newman supported the town's small business, including Oscar's Deli, where he had been a loyal customer for the past 40 years, says owner Lee Papageorge.
"It's a loss for the whole town," Papageorge explains. "He was very generous, nice to have around, always approachable and very friendly."
In addition to his humility and his kindness, Ramze Zakka, owner of Acqua restaurant, remembers the actor for another of his best features: "His baby blue eyes were brilliant across the dining room."
Albert DeAngelis, Acqua's executive chef, added: "He's just one of the finest human beings I've ever been around."
Elias Vlandis, owner of Coffee and Donut shop, says the whole community is affected by the loss. "There are a lot of regular people coming in today who are really sad about it," he says.
But Newman will never be forgotten in Westport.
"We have a picture on the wall here," says Vlandis. "We're not taking it down. We're proud to have it."Comment
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In Memory of Paul Newman
by Kaveh Afrasiabi
Today, I am grieving at the loss of 83 year old legendary actor and social activist Paul Newman, who was also a great humanist and dedicated his life to helping the world's needy, especially the sick children.
Although I had met him only once at a fund raiser for his ‘Hole in the Wall’ charity, I felt I knew him rather well, not simply because I am like countless millions of others a devout fan of his movies and always admired his tireless charitable activities, but also because Paul was a dear friend of my brother, Mohsen (above photo), and our brief encounter in Palo Alto, California, two years ago left a lasting impression that I cherish forever.
Addressing an intimate group of high tech executives that evening, Paul spoke briefly about the current and future plans of Hole in the Wall, expressing appreciation for my brother’s effort in organizing that successful fund raiser.
He was genuinely interested in the United Nations and I used the opportunity to make a pitch for putting him together with the UN Undersecretary For Peacekeeping Operations, Jean Marie Guehenno, whom I had recently interviewed for a UN magazine, hoping that Paul would then consent to celebrating the UN Peacekeeping Day at the auto races through a UN button attached to the uniform of drivers.
Subsequently, I was informed by my brother that Paul had expressed real interest in such a meeting and yet due to health reasons was unable to make it.
Also, subsequently Paul expressed a strong interest in a movie idea called “The Fourth Man” dealing indirectly with the Iran-Contra Affair. He had just turned down a film script by his old friend Robert Redford and felt that Redford would be rather unhappy if he picked up another script.
He was done with movies and was now officially retired from Hollywood, though never from his true passion of auto race, in light of the couple of race cars he and his partners, Karl Haas and Mike Lainigan, owned, one driven by a young driver, Rahal, in whom Paul vested a lot of hope as a future champion.
I once asked Mohsen what he thought was the underlying cause of Paul’s passionate love for racing and he thought that “it’s something holy for them, as if he feels nearer to God when he is at the pit stop.”
What I liked most about Paul was his humility and selflessness, his unique ability to engage in conversation with people as a most ordinary man that, if you did not know his identity, you would never think that you were speaking with a world renowned living legend who was loved and admired around the world, although I must say that I found his piercing, mildly inquisitive stares deep into your eyes, instantly revealing a seasoned veteran of life’s so many adventures who reached the pinnacle of Hollywood stardom and who selflessly devoted a major chunk of his time to various charitable activities.
Paul was an exemplary hero, for all of us, the entire humanity, who broke the barriers, religious, political, racial, etc., and reached us all through the combination of his numerous artistic creations and equally impressive dedication to humanitarian causes. God bless his soul.Comment
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