ACADEMY AWARD WINNING ACTOR PAUL NEWMAN DIES AT 83
Saturday, September 27th, 2008Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 - September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, entrepreneur, race car driver, racing team owner and humanitarian. He won numerous awards, including an Academy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Cannes Film Festival Award, and an Emmy award, along with many honorary awards. He has won several national championships as a driver in Sports Car Club of America road racing and his race teams have won several championships in open wheel Indy Car racing. He is also the founder of Newman's Own, a food company from which Newman donates all profits and royalties to charity. As of May 2007, these donations have exceeded US$220 million. He died at his long-time home in Westport, Connecticut.
