Paul Newman
Paul Leonard Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was an American actor, film director, race car driver, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Silver Bear, a Cannes Film Festival Award, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.Born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, Newman showed an interest in theater as a child and at age 10 performed in a stage production of ''Saint George and the Dragon'' at the Cleveland Play House. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in drama and economics from Kenyon College in 1949. After touring with several summer stock companies including the Belfry Players, Newman attended the Yale School of Drama for a year before studying at the Actors Studio under Lee Strasberg. His first starring Broadway role was in William Inge's ''Picnic'' in 1953.
Newman won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in ''The Color of Money'' (1986). His Oscar-nominated performances were in ''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' (1958), ''The Hustler'' (1961), ''Hud'' (1963), ''Cool Hand Luke'' (1967), ''Absence of Malice'' (1981), ''The Verdict'' (1982), ''Nobody's Fool'' (1994), and ''Road to Perdition'' (2002). He also starred in such films as ''Harper'' (1966), ''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'' (1969), ''The Sting'' (1973), ''The Towering Inferno'' (1974), ''Slap Shot'' (1977), and ''Fort Apache, The Bronx'' (1981). He also voiced Doc Hudson in ''Cars'' (2006).
Newman won several national championships as a driver in Sports Car Club of America road racing. He was a co-founder of Newman's Own, a food company from which he donated all post-tax profits and royalties to charity. As of May 2021, these donations have totaled over US$570 million. Newman continued to found such charitable organizations such as the SeriousFun Children's Network in 1988 and the Safe Water Network in 2006. Newman was married twice and fathered six children. He was the husband of the actress Joanne Woodward. Provided by Wikipedia
Showing 1 - 20 results of 21 for search 'Newman, Paul', query time: 0.20s
Refine Results
-
1
Lawnfield, James A. Garfield National Historic Site / by Newman, Paul
Published 1992Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Government Document Book Loading… -
2
The joy of Dreamweaver MX : recipes for data-driven Web sites / by Newman, Paul
Published 2002Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic eBook -
3
A history of the Hausa language : reconstruction and pathways to the present / by Newman, Paul, 1937-
Published 2022Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic eBook -
4
A grammar of Tera; transformational syntax and tests. by Newman, Paul, 1937-
Published 1970Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
5
Fries's Rebellion : the enduring struggle for the American Revolution / by Newman, Paul Douglas
Published 2004Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
6
Syllable weight in African languages / by Newman, Paul, 1937-
Published 2017Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic eBook -
7
Fries's Rebellion : the enduring struggle for the American Revolution / by Newman, Paul Douglas
Published 2004Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
CONNECT
Electronic eBook -
8
The extraordinary life of an ordinary man : a memoir / by Newman, Paul, 1925-2008
Published 2022Call Number: Loading…CONNECT (1 user limit)
Located: Loading…
Electronic eBook -
9
The Hole in the Wall Gang cookbook : kid-friendly recipes for families to make together / by Newman, Paul, 1925-2008
Published 1998Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
10
Newman's own cookbook : a veritable cornucopia of recipes, food talk, trivia, and Newman's pearls of wisdom / by Newman, Paul, 1925-2008
Published 1985Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
11
Shameless exploitation in pursuit of the common good / by Newman, Paul, 1925-2008
Published 2003Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
12
Growing up in the Middle Ages / by Newman, Paul B., 1961-
Published 2007Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Book Loading… -
13
Hausa dictionary for everyday use : Hausa-English, English-Hausa = Kamusun Hausa na yau da kullum : Hausa-Ingilishi, Ingilishi-Hausa / by Newman, Paul, 1937-, Newman, Roxana Ma
Published 2020Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic eBook -
14
Linguistic fieldwork /
Published 2001Other Authors: “…Newman, Paul, 1937-…”
Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic eBook -
15
Ballads and songs of the Blue Ridge Mountains : persistence and change.
Published 1968Other Authors:Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic Audio -
16
Pete McCloskey /
Published 2010Other Authors:Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic Video -
17
In search of peace/
Published 1995Other Authors:Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic Video -
18
Bluegrass from the Blue Ridge : a half century of change /
Published 1967Other Authors:Call Number: Loading…CONNECT
Located: Loading…
Electronic Audio -
19
A Wind from the South / Bang the drum slowly / Requiem for a heavyweight
Published 2009Other Authors:Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Video DVD Loading… -
20
Robert Rossen's The Hustler /
Published 2002Other Authors:Call Number: Loading…
Located: Loading…Video DVD Loading…
Search Tools:
Related Subjects
Folk songs, English
Fries Rebellion, 1798-1799
Hausa language
History
African languages
Afroasiatic languages
Authoring programs
Ballads, American
Bluegrass music
Camps
Children
City and town life
Civilization, Medieval
Conservation and restoration
Cooking
Cooking, American
Design
English
English language
Environmental lawyers
Environmental protection
Fieldwork
Folk dance music
Friends and associates
Grammar, Comparative and general
Hausa
Historic buildings
Human ecology
Linguistics
Motion picture actors and actresses