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Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 — September 26, 2008)
["Film Star Paul Newman dead at 83." Reuters.com. September 27, 2008.]["Legendary Actor Paul Newman Dies at Age 83." ABC News. September 27, 2008.][ ] was an American actor,
film director,
entrepreneur,
humanitarian, and
auto racing enthusiast. He won numerous awards, including an
Academy Award for his performance in the 1986
Martin Scorsese film
The Color of Money and eight other nominations
three
Golden Globe Awards, a
BAFTA Award, a
Screen Actors Guild Award, a
Cannes Film Festival Award, an
Emmy award, and many honorary awards. He also won several national championships as a driver in
Sports Car Club of America road racing, and his race teams won several championships in
open wheel IndyCar racing.
Newman was a co-founder of
Newman's Own, a food company from which Newman donated all post-tax profits and royalties to charity.
[FAQs Newman's Own.com.] As of October 2008, these donations had exceeded US $250 million.
