From left, Danny DeVito, Bruce Willis, and Jack Nicholson listen to thanks from a young boy during the curtain call for the staged reading of "The World of Nick Adams," to benefit the Painted Turtle, Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall California Camp, at the Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, Monday, Oct. 27, 2008.
Edward James Olmos dances with children during the curtain call for the staged reading of "The World of Nick Adams," to benefit Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall California Camp, in San Francisco, Monday, Oct. 27, 2008. Danny Glover, Jack Nicholson, Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Warren Beatty, Sean Penn and other big names joined the reading on stage.
Children from the Painted Turtle camp joined actors on stage as singer Bonnie Raitt performed "Put a Little Love Into Your Heart," which she dedicated to Paul Newman. From left are Tom Hanks, Billy Crystal, Annette Bening and Warren Beatty.
Bonnie Raitt, center, is applauded by Jack Nicholson, left, and Bruce Willis, right, after singing a song in tribute to Paul Newman at the Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, Monday, Oct. 27, 2008. The event benefited The Painted Turtle, a camp for children with life-threatening illnesses, that was started by Newman in 1999.
Mourning their colleague Paul Newman, a host of A-list Hollywood stars took part in a staged reading of "The World of Nick Adams," to benefit the Painted Turtle, Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall California Camp, at the Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, Monday, Oct. 27, 2008. From left are, Julia Roberts, Rita Wilson, Sean Penn and Robin Wright Penn.
Danny Glover poses on the red carpet before a benefit reading for the Painted Turtle, Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall California Camp, at the Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, Monday, Oct. 27, 2008. Painted Turtle is one of 11 innovative camps and family care centers for children with life-threatening illnesses created by Newman.
Bonnie Raitt arrives for a star-studded reading of "The World of Nick Adams," to benefit the Painted Turtle, Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall California Camp, at the Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, Monday, Oct. 27, 2008. After the reading, Raitt dedicated her performance of "Put a Little Love Into Your Heart," to the late actor.
Joaquin Phoenix, left, and Casey Affleck, right, arrive for a staged reading of "The World of Nick Adams," an adaptation by A. E. Hotchner of several of Ernest Hemingway's early autobiographical stories, Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, in San Francisco. Hotchner started the food company Newman's Own with the actor.
Danny DeVito waves after arriving for a staged reading of "The World of Nick Adams," to benefit the Painted Turtle, Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall California Camp, at the Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, Monday, Oct. 27, 2008. Some 2,500 people attended the star-studded benefit, which began with a video in which Newman discussed his work with the camp.
Edward James Olmos was among the stars who paid tribute to Paul Newman and helped raise money for the late actor's Painted Turtle Camp, in San Francisco, Monday, Oct. 27, 2008. The Painted Turtle -- one of 11 camps created by Newman -- is an innovative camp and family care center for children with life-threatening illnesses.
Tom Hanks, left, stands with his wife, Rita Wilson, right, after arriving for a staged reading of "The World of Nick Adams," Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, in San Francisco. Hanks, who starred with Newman in 2002's "Road to Perdition," remembered him as a down-to-earth actor who was always willing to share the screen. "He was a guy, quite frankly, who should have won the Nobel Peace Prize," Hanks said.
Bruce Willis, right, and Julia Roberts were among the Hollywood A-listers who turned out for an annual fundraiser for Paul Newman's California children's camp that doubled as a tribute to the late actor. The star-studded lineup for the reading of "The World of Nick Adams" was already set when the acting legend died of cancer Sept. 26 at the age of 83.