MikeLutton
09-27-2008, 10:20 AM
Acting legend Paul Newman dies at 83
Spokeswoman says screen icon succumbed to cancer
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Behind blue eyes
Paul Newman's life and legendary career included ten Oscar nominations, a 50-year marriage and generous charity work.
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NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - A spokeswoman for screen legend Paul Newman said Saturday that the actor had died at age 83.
Spokeswoman Marni Tomljanovic said Newman died Friday of cancer. No other details were immediately available.
Newman was nominated for Academy Awards 10 times, winning a regular Oscar in 1987 for "The Color of Money" and two honorary ones. He was equally at home in comedies such as "The Sting" and dramas such as "Hud."
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He sometimes teamed with his wife, Joanne Woodward, also an Oscar winner for the 1957 film "Three Faces of Eve."
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Spokeswoman says screen icon succumbed to cancer
Slide show
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26913988
Behind blue eyes
Paul Newman's life and legendary career included ten Oscar nominations, a 50-year marriage and generous charity work.
more photos
updated 14 minutes ago
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut - A spokeswoman for screen legend Paul Newman said Saturday that the actor had died at age 83.
Spokeswoman Marni Tomljanovic said Newman died Friday of cancer. No other details were immediately available.
Newman was nominated for Academy Awards 10 times, winning a regular Oscar in 1987 for "The Color of Money" and two honorary ones. He was equally at home in comedies such as "The Sting" and dramas such as "Hud."
Story continues below ↓
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He sometimes teamed with his wife, Joanne Woodward, also an Oscar winner for the 1957 film "Three Faces of Eve."
Check back for updates on this developing news story.
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.