Paul Newman: Oscar-Winning Actor and Philanthropist Dies at 83

Paul Newman was an American actor, director and philanthropist. Born on January 26, 1925, in Shaker Heights, Ohio, he served in the Navy in World War II and trained at the Actors Studio.

Newman starred in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Hustler, Hud, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and The Sting. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for The Color of Money (1986). He was also an accomplished racing driver.

In 1982 he founded Newman's Own, a food company that donates all profits to charity, and later the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for seriously ill children. He was married to actress Joanne Woodward for 50 years. Newman died of lung cancer at his home in Westport, Connecticut, on September 26, 2008, at age 83.

Achievements: Academy Award for The Color of Money (1986), founder of Newman's Own.

Birth: January 26, 1925 - Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Profession: Actor and philanthropist.

Interesting Facts: Newman's Own has donated hundreds of millions of dollars to charity.