Paul Newman 1925-2008
I was sad to wake up this morning to find that Paul Newman had died. But what an amazing, wonderful, and caring life he led. He did a good job.
My first Paul Newman movie, is still one of my favorites of all time: What a Way To Go, a little dark romantic comedy, starring Shirley Maclaine as a woman who marries a string of poor men, only to have them all get rich and die in freak accidents. Paul Newman played a painter who dies at the hands of his robotic painting machine invention, which has made him rich. Definitely worth renting if you haven’t already seen it.
Read the New York Times obit (which I’m sure was written months ago and only updated this morning) here.
Hey Etc.
I’m also feeling sad about this loss. One of my favorite movies (and earliest) was Cool Hand Luke. By far the best of the prison buddy movies (Papillion, The Longest Yard, etc.). He made everyone want to be him in a way that wasn’t heroic. He was just well “cool”. It’s funny that after his illustrious acting career he became a great philanthropist and food maven (he made great pretzels and sugar free cookies and a whole lot more). You’d think he did it to make money, but nope, he gave the proceeds charity. Find me another actor who was so prolific and generous (don’t bother, there aren’t any, not even the Jolie-Pitt combo, although they’re on their way).
He was a great reminder that when you use your power for good, people will miss you when you’re gone. (anybody remember Jerry Fallwell, I didn’t think so).
BTW, thanx for the great blog.
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Hey Etc.
I’m also feeling sad about this loss. One of my favorite movies (and earliest) was Cool Hand Luke. By far the best of the prison buddy movies (Papillion, The Longest Yard, etc.). He made everyone want to be him in a way that wasn’t heroic. He was just well “cool”. It’s funny that after his illustrious acting career he became a great philanthropist and food maven (he made great pretzels and sugar free cookies and a whole lot more). You’d think he did it to make money, but nope, he gave the proceeds charity. Find me another actor who was so prolific and generous (don’t bother, there aren’t any, not even the Jolie-Pitt combo, although they’re on their way).
He was a great reminder that when you use your power for good, people will miss you when you’re gone. (anybody remember Jerry Fallwell, I didn’t think so).
BTW, thanx for the great blog.
Seen