Paul Newman

[fabrisse]

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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[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.

[fabrisse.livejournal.com]

It's hard to find anyone saying a bad thing about him. His "Newman's Own" company has given away $175 million to charity. That's amazing.