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Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, humanitarian, professional racing driver, auto racing team owner and auto racing enthusiast. He won numerous awards, including an Academy Award for best actor for his performance in the 1986 Martin Scorsese film The Color of Money and eight other nominations, six Golden Globe Awards (including three honorary ones), a BAFTA Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, an Emmy award, and many honorary awards. He also won several national championships as a driver in Sports Car Club of America road racing, and his race teams won several championships in open wheel IndyCar racing.

• Born: Paul Leonard Newman January 26, 1925 Shaker Heights, Ohio
• Died: September 26, 2008 (aged 83) Westport, Connecticut
• Cause of death: Lung cancer
• Residence: Westport, Connecticut
• Nationality: American
• Education: Shaker Heights High School
• Alma mater: Kenyon College (B.A.), Ohio University
• Occupation: Actor, director, entrepreneur, professional racing driver
• Years active: 1949–2008
• Known for: Founder of Newman’s Own, The Color of Money, Cool Hand Luke, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
• Home town: Shaker Heights, Ohio
• Political party: Democrat
• Board member of: Newman’s Own
• Spouse(s): Jackie Witte (1949–1958; divorced) Joanne Woodward (1958–2008; his death)
• Children: Allan Scott Newman (1950–1978) Stephanie Newman (b.1951) Susan Kendall Newman (b.1953) Elinor Teresa Newman (b.1959) Melissa Steward Newman (b.1961) Clair Olivia Newman (b.1965)
• Participating years: 1979
• Teams: Dick Barbour Racing
• Best finish: 2nd (1979)
• Class wins: 1 (1979)

Read more about Paul Newman at Wikipedia or at the Internet Movie Database

Cannes festival tribute for Woodward and Newman
Yahoo Entertainment, 2013-04-18 15:06:11
PARIS (AP) — The 66th Cannes Film Festival will pay tribute to Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, who starred in many films together, including "The Long, Hot Summer," which won Newman a best actor award at the festival 55 years ago.

Cannes lineup celebrates world film, old favorites
Yahoo Entertainment, 2013-04-18 13:03:54
PARIS (AP) — The Cannes Film Festival's 2013 lineup announced Thursday features work from some of the globe's most dangerous locales for artists, and a sprinkling of works by old favorites including Roman Polanski, the Coen brothers and Steven Soderbergh.

Irish character actor Milo O'Shea, 86, dies in NYC
Yahoo Entertainment, 2013-04-06 21:19:59
NEW YORK (AP) — The Irish actor Milo O'Shea, whose many roles on stage and screen included a friar in Franco Zeffirelli's "Romeo and Juliet," an evil scientist in "Barbarella" and a Supreme Court justice on "The West Wing," has died in New York City. He was 86.