RIP: Paul Newman Dies At Age 83

Paul Newman has passed away at the age of 83 from cancer.

The man was a living legend. He appeared in a whole bunch of classic films, from Cool Hand Luke, The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, to the Hustler (which was later remade into another Newman film, the Color of Money. He was nominated for 10 Academy Awards, including for Road to Perdition.



In his later years, he started a charitable foundation funded with food products, Newman's Own. More than his movies, that's his greatest legacy and by all accounts it started as a joke:

In 1982, Newman and his Westport neighbor, writer A.E. Hotchner, started a company to market Newman's original oil-and-vinegar dressing. Newman's Own, which began as a joke, grew into a multimillion-dollar business selling popcorn, salad dressing, spaghetti sauce and other foods. All of the company's profits are donated to charities. By 2007, the company had donated more than $175 million, according to its Web site.

In 1988, Newman founded a camp in northeastern Connecticut for children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. He went on to establish similar camps in several other states and in Europe.

He and Woodward bought an 18th century farmhouse in Westport, where they raised their three daughters, Elinor "Nell," Melissa and Clea.

Newman had two daughters, Susan and Stephanie, and a son, Scott, from a previous marriage to Jacqueline Witte.

Scott died in 1978 of an accidental overdose of alcohol and Valium. After his only son's death, Newman established the Scott Newman Foundation to finance the production of anti-drug films for children.

According to the Newman's Own website, the company has given more than $250 million worldwide to charitable endeavors.

He will be missed.