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'''Paul Newman''' (January 26, 1925 - September 26, 2008) was an [[United States of America|American]] [[actor]], [[film]] [[director]], and [[producer]], born in Ohio. He was a liberal, who supported [[same-sex marriage]]. He was a major backer of the [[Democratic Party]]. He was the founder of a food company, Newman's Own, which donates all of its profits--nearly $300 million so far<ref>http://www.newmansownfoundation.org/paul/newmansowninc.php</ref>--to charities. Since its founding in 1982, Newman's Own has given hundreds of millions of dollars to cha He has a son (who predeceased him), and a daughter, by his first marriage, which ended in divorce. He has three daughters by his second marriage, which lasted fifty years until his death. He was a former chain-smoker, who died of [[lung cancer]] in Connecticut, aged 83.
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'''Paul Newman''' (January 26, 1925 - September 26, 2008) was an [[United States of America|American]] [[actor]], [[film]] [[director]], and [[producer]], born in Ohio. He was a liberal, who supported [[same-sex marriage]]. He was a major backer of the [[Democratic Party]]. In 1982 he and a friend founded a food company, Newman's Own, which donates all of its profits--nearly $300 million so far<ref>http://www.newmansownfoundation.org/paul/newmansowninc.php</ref>--to charities.
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Newman had a son (who predeceased him) and a daughter during his first marriage, which ended in divorce, and three daughters from his second marriage to actress [[Joanne Woodward]], which lasted fifty years until his death. He was a former chain-smoker, who died of [[lung cancer]] in Connecticut, aged 83.
    
As an actor, Paul Newman was best known for taming the wild, rebellious youth stereotype typefied by [[James Dean]] and [[Marlon Brando]]. Instead, his characters were often cool, reserved and with a sense of heart.
 
As an actor, Paul Newman was best known for taming the wild, rebellious youth stereotype typefied by [[James Dean]] and [[Marlon Brando]]. Instead, his characters were often cool, reserved and with a sense of heart.
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Newman appeared in film, on [[television]], and on [[Broadway]].  Some of his best-known movie roles were in:
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Newman appeared in film, on [[television]], and on [[Broadway]].  Some of his best-known movie roles were in
 
*''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' (1959),
 
*''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' (1959),
 
*''Exodus'' (1960),
 
*''Exodus'' (1960),
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*''Road to Perdition'' (2002).
 
*''Road to Perdition'' (2002).
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Newman appeared with his second wife, actress [[Joanne Woodward]], in
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Newman appeared with Woodward, in
 
*''The Long, Hot Summer'' (1958),
 
*''The Long, Hot Summer'' (1958),
 
*''Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!'' (1958),
 
*''Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!'' (1958),
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