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Article: Life offered many roles: Paul Newman: 1925-2008.
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- Daily Variety
- Article date:
- September 29, 2008
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Paul Newman, the Academy Award-winning star, activist, racecar driver and salad dressing impresario, died Friday at his home near Westport, Conn., after a long battle with cancer. He was 83.
The star of "Hud," "Cool Hand Luke" and "The Color of Money" also pioneered celeb endorsements of candidates and championed numerous charitable causes, many of them supported by his highly successful line of food products.
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With his striking blue eyes and a handsome face that looked like a Rodin sculpture, Newman developed from a star presence into an Oscar-winning actor unafraid to tackle difficult roles.
MPAA chairman Dan ...