Paul Newman

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The first film I ever saw him in was The Sting.

Redford never really appealed to me. Newman was a subtler actor, always comfortable in his own skin.

Some of his younger performances don't grab me, but virtually everything I saw him in that was made after The Sting held me tight for the length of the film. Even in The Verdict, where I was taking apart the judge for not declaring a mistrial, Newman's performance was so nuanced I wanted to root for him.

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[aurora-novarum.livejournal.com]

Wait, did he just die or something?

Searches google. OMG! How sad! I knew he had been sick. And yes, re: the Sting and his acting.

Boy there's been a lot of celebrity deaths this year of celebrities I pay attention to. :-(

[snopes-faith.livejournal.com]

ah, man - I hadn't heard that. Damn. He was one of those people you only ever had lovely things about as a person as well as being an amazing screen presence. Aww, now I feel sad.

[aizjanika.livejournal.com]

I actually cried when I read about that earlier today.

I loved both Redford and Newman, but I don't think I've ever seen Paul Newman in something where he wasn't amazing. I'm not sure I've seen a lot of the films he did when younger, but I've probably seen some of them. The Sting is probably the first Paul Newman movie that I ever saw, too, though I'm not positive. I loved that movie. I also loved Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid.