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Much wailing in the streets of Amersham tonight.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7639614.stm

Just watched a quickly made tribute on Channel 4.

America seems to have produced thousands of actors over the years.

Very few of them are what I would term masters of their craft. Paul Newman was an exception.

R.I.P.

Another of the Greats has left us. R.I.P.

He does seem to have been one of the true gents - and with an almost uniquely long marriage by Hollywood standards.

[quote="englishangel"]Much wailing in the streets of Amersham tonight.

And here in Adelaide.

I hadn't heard the sad news (very busy catching up with someone I used to work with in NZ. We're both having trouble talking today, having over worked the vocal chords yesterday).

On the up side, next weekend is a long one here, and I'm guessing that there will now be some great movies shown on TV.

xx

Very sad, there had been rumour he had been very ill....but like he always did kept himself to himself.
One paper has a fantastic picture of him in cat on a hot tin roof that just sums him up.

Im hoping that for the next few weeks lots of Paul Newman films will be on the tv

Round here he will be mainly remembered for his philanthropic work. Just a few miles from here is the first of many Hole in the Wall camps for terminally ill children which was one of his first major contributions. Since then his Newman's Own food line has donated over $200 million to various charities

I only found out this morning that his range of food products did not make him money, it all went to the charities he supported.......

Jo wrote:He does seem to have been one of the true gents - and with an almost uniquely long marriage by Hollywood standards.

50 years in all I believe. A Hollywood record surely?

Joannne Woodward is the name....

I loved his answer in an interview when asked fairly recently, why he had never 'strayed' awayfrom Joanne.

"Why go out for a hamburger when you have fillet steak at home ?"

Classic !

J.R. wrote:I loved his answer in an interview when asked fairly recently, why he had never 'strayed' awayfrom Joanne.

"Why go out for a hamburger when you have fillet steak at home ?"

Classic !

Not recent, about 30 years ago.

englishangel wrote:

J.R. wrote:I loved his answer in an interview when asked fairly recently, why he had never 'strayed' awayfrom Joanne.

"Why go out for a hamburger when you have fillet steak at home ?"

Classic !

Not recent, about 30 years ago.

"fairly recently'"

All things are relative.

When you are as old as me, 30 years is RECENT, believe you me !

Give me a break, anyone would think you are Methuselah, 30 years ago is half a lifetime for you.