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Paul Newman: His Life in Photographs

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Renaissance Man

Actor, director, business man, philanthropist, race car driver were only a few of the mantles worn by Paul Newman who died at his home in Westport, Connecticut, Friday, Sep. 26, 2008. He was 83.John Pearson Wright / Time Life Pictures / Getty

Shave and a Haircut

A barber works on Newman's hair while he reads the paper on the set of Moving Target.Don Cravens/ Time Life Pictures / Getty

Sportsman

Newman fishes with a friend in 1967.Mark Kauffman / Time Life Pictures / Getty

Failure to Communicate

One of Newman's most iconic performances was in the title role of Cool Hand Luke, in which he played a chain gang prisoner unable to accept subjugation.Everett

One, Two, Three, Go!

In 1969, Newman starred with Robert Redford and Katherine Ross in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid His portrayal of the amiable Cassidy ranks as another one of his memorable performances.Everett

Listening In

Newman and Amabassador to the United Nations Andrew Young represent the United States at a special session of peace talks during the 10th UN General Assembly on Disarmament, 1978. Newman became active in politics in the late 1960s and soon found himself on Richard Nixon's enemies list.JP Laffont / Sygma / Corbis

Fund Raiser

In 1982, the actor founded Newman's Own, a food product company. The line started with salad dressing and now includes pasta sauce, lemonade, popcorn, salsa, and wine. All of the company's profits are given to charity, nearly $250 million to date.

Bleeding Heart

Newman poses with a group of children from the New York Foundling Hospital, 1983, after presenting the hospital with a check for $100, 000, the first year's profits of Newman's Own.AP

Start Your Engine

Newman pushes his car into the pits as he prepares to practice for a support race of the Detroit Grand Prix. The actor-driver began auto racing in the early 1970s and in 1979, he finished second in the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race.Bettmann / Corbis

Green

Twenty-Five years after The Hustler, Martin Scorsese asked Newman to reprise his role of "Fast" Eddie Felson in The Color of Money. The role earned him the Academy Award for Best Actor.Everett

Mise en Scene

In 2002, Newman made his final on-screen performance in The Road to Perdition as a depression-era Illinois mob boss.Everett

All the World’s a Stage

After serving in World War II and graduating college, Newman made his way to New York and The Actor's Studio. He ended up on Broadway, and played along side Geraldine Page in Tennessee William's Sweet Bird of Youth.Gordon Parks / Time Life Pictures / Getty

Staying Power

In more than 50 years in the business, Newman had acted in over 50 films when he officially retired in 2007.DMI / Time Life Pictures / Getty

Scene from a Marriage

Somewhat reluctantly, Newman went to Hollywood in the mid-1950s were he transitioned into film acting. He and his co-star Elizabeth Taylor were both nominated for Academy Awards in 1958 for their performances in the film adaptation of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.Everett

Forever After

After filming on The Long Hot Summer wrapped, Newman married his co-star Joanne Woodward, his second wife.Everett

Comforter

The couple relaxes in bed in 1959.Gordon Parks / Time Life Pictures / Getty

The Breaks

In the 1961 classic The Hustler, Newman plays a small-time pool shark "Fast Eddie" Felson searching for money and respect. He was again nominated for Best Actor.Everett

The In Crowd

Newman and Alfred Hitchcock greet Lord Snowdon and Princess Margaret during a visit to the Universal Studios.Bettmann / Corbis

On the Town

Elizabeth Taylor and Newman talk shop at a table with Roddy McDowell. By 1964, Newman had starred in over 20 films.Bettmann / Corbis

Film Maker

Newman looks through the lens while on set. Over the years, he has produced and directed 12 pictures.Hulton-Deutsch / Corbis

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