Paul Newman Biography

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Birth Name:		Paul Leonard Newman
Date of Birth:		January 26, 1925
Birth Place:		Cleveland, Ohio
Date of Death:		September 26, 2008 in Westport, Connecticut
Education:		Shaker Heights High School - Class of 1943 Served in Pacific in World War II Kenyon College
Marriages:		Jackie Witt (1949 - 1958) Joanne Woodward (1958 - Present)
Children:		Scott (son) - born in 1950 (Died in 1978) Susan (daughter) - born in 1953 Stephanie (daughter) Elinor (daughter) - born in 1959 Melissa (daughter) - born in 1961 Claire (daughter) - born in 1965
Big Break:		Spotted on Broadway by Hollywood talent scouts.
Starmaking Role:		Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Biggest Hit:		The Sting
Career Low:		He got terrible reviews for his movie debut in The Silver Chalice.
Tabloid Moments:		Paul Newman has had very little tabloid coverage living out of the Hollywood glare.
Good Works:		Gives the entire profits from Newmans Own to charity Hole in the Wall Camps for seriously ill children Scott Newman Center for Drug Prevention Gave $10 Million to Kenyon College Side Jobs: Food Company owner
Side Jobs:		Auto racing Team owner Philanthropist Social Activist
Quintssential Quality:		Those intense blue eyes.