Newman's Rich Life
A look at the career of Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning superstar who personified cool as an actor, an activist, race car driver and philanthropist.
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Paul Leonard Newman is born in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, Arthur Sr., and mother, Theresa, raised Paul and his brother Arthur in Shaker Heights, Ohio. Paul credited his father, a successful sporting goods store owner highly regarded for his business ethics, for shaping his own morality, untiring tenacity, and standards for judging himself and others. Paul showed a keen interest in theater at young age and was encouraged to explore it by his mother.
Photos: Paul Newman 1925-2008
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On his 18th birthday, Newman enlisted in the Navy and later served as a radioman/gunner on a torpedo plane in the Pacific during World War II. He had been rejected as a candidate for pilot training when a flight physical revealed that he was color blind.
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After being discharged from the Navy, Newman attended Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, on a football scholarship. While pursuing an Economics major and acting in play after play, he earned money by opening a student laundromat where he tempted customers by offering free beer for every load of dirty wash they brought in.
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After graduating college, Newman spent a season doing summer stock in Williams Bay, Wis., where he met and married his first wife, actress Jackie Witte, with whom he had three children: Susan, Stephanie and Scott.
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Paul returns home to help manage the family sporting goods store after his father's death. After 18 months, he turned the business over to his brother, moved east to study at the Yale Drama School, and later landed roles in numerous live television shows in New York.
Photos: Paul Newman 1925-2008
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Newman makes his Broadway debut in "Picnic." It is while performing in this play that he meets and falls in love with actress Joanne Woodward.
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Newman makes his screen debut in "The Silver Chalice," a performance and film that he reveled in making fun of throughout his life. Whenever it was scheduled to play on TV, he would take out an ad in Variety to apologize for his performance.
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Newman’s portrayal of boxer Rocky Graziano in 1956's "Somebody Up There Likes Me" catapults him to stardom.
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Newman marries Joanne Woodward.
He stars in "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," with Elizabeth Taylor. He garners his first Academy Award nomination for the performance.
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Newman stars as Fast Eddie Felson in "The Hustler." He is nominated for an Oscar.
Photos: Paul Newman 1925-2008
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Newman stars in "Hud" as Hud Bannon, a ruthless young man who tarnishes everything and everyone he touches. He is once again nominated for an Oscar.
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Newman stars in "Cool Hand Luke." Once again, he is nominated for an Academy Award.
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Newman directs his wife, Joanne Woodward in "Rachel, Rachel." Both Newman and Woodward are nominated for Oscars.
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Newman stars as a professional auto racer in the film "Winning" in 1969. The role fuels a personal interest in racing that would remain for the rest of his life
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Newman comes in second at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, considered by many to be the most auspicious auto race in the world.
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Newman is appointed a U.S. delegate to the U.N. conference on Nuclear Disarmament.
Photos: Paul Newman 1925-2008
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Newman stars in "Absence of Malice" and is nominated for an Oscar.
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Newman stars in "The Verdict" and is once again nominated for an Academy Award.
He launches the "Newman's Own" food company with all profits being donated to charity.
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Newman reprises his role as Eddie Felson in "The Color of Money" and is nominated for an Academy Award for his performance.
He is presented an honorary Academy Award recognizing his dedication to acting at the 1986 Academy Awards.
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Newman wins the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in "The Color of Money."
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Newman’s dream of opening a camp for children with serious medical conditions became a reality. The "Hole in the Wall" camp provided children whose lives had been interrupted by illness the opportunity to put their worries aside and enjoy a carefree camp experience, all free of charge.
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Stars in "Nobody's Fool" and gains another Oscar nomination.
Newman is presented the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award Oscar for his charitable work.
Photos: Paul Newman 1925-2008
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Newman is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as being the oldest driver (70) to win a professionally sanctioned race – the 24 Hours of Daytona.
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Stars in "Road to Perdition" with Tom Hanks and is nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
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Newman performs in his final film, as the voice of Doc Hudson in the animated film "Cars."
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Newman dies at age 83, surrounded by family and close friends at his Westport, Conn., farmhouse following a long battle with cancer.
Photos: Paul Newman 1925-2008
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Credits:
CBS/AP
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