Cool Hand Luke (1967)

Harper (1966)

Sweet Bird of Youth (1962)

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof (1958) with Elizabeth Taylor

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) with Robert Redford

Paul Newman for January 1983 cover of Rolling Stone magazine taken, September 7, 1982.

Hollywood’s legendary Oscar-winning actor, Paul Newman lost his battle with lung cancer on Friday, September 26, 2008. After completing chemotherapy treatment in August, he was reportedly told he only had weeks to live. After he was diagnosed with lung cancer, he reportedly withdrew as director for Mice of Men.

During his career, he was nominated for 10 Oscars and won for Best Actor for The Color of Money in 1986.

Newman announced his retirement in 2007 after claiming he was too old to continue working in Hollywood. He said:

“You start to lose your memory, you start to lose your confidence, you start to lose your invention. So I think that’s pretty much a closed book for me.”

He’s survived by his wife, Joanne Woodward and their three daughters: Elinor, Melissa, and Claire. He also has two daughters from his first marriage to Jackie Witte: Susan and Stephanie.

I’m still so saddened about the loss of this amazing actor and humanitarian. When I was fundraising with friends and colleagues for the Stand For Children movement in 1996, a friend of mine wrote to him through his foundation which had their address written on the package of his famous salad dressings, Mr. Newman wrote her back with a personal check. He was true to his word about giving money to charities.

Cheers to a beloved Hollywood legend - there aren’t many stars left who can shine nearly as brightly as him.

Source and Photo Source: WENN