| − | '''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, despite being heterosexual and married to a woman, supported [[same-sex marriage]]. He was also the founder of a food company, Newman's Own, which donates all of its profits to charities. He was a former chain-smoker, who died of [[lung cancer]] in Connecticut, aged 83. | + | '''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, despite being heterosexual, supported [[same-sex marriage]]. He was also the founder of a food company, Newman's Own, which donates all of its profits to charities. He has a son (now dead), 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. |
| | 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. |
| − | Newman appeared with his wife, actress [[Joanne Woodward]], in | + | Newman appeared with his second wife, actress [[Joanne Woodward]], in |
| | *''The Long, Hot Summer'' (1958), | | *''The Long, Hot Summer'' (1958), |
| | *''Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!'' (1958), | | *''Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!'' (1958), |