Tributes to Hollywood legend Newman

[Fleet Command CC]

Another Hollywood great has died aged 83, its a shame because he was a great actor, there are not many of the Hollywood great left now. :(

http://news.aol.co.uk/tributes-to-hollywood-legend-newman/article/20080927103104078766394

[Rick]

its a shame because he was a great actor

And he was a Navy man too. He served in the Pacific, as a TBF gunner during the Okinawa landings.

[Ed Rotondaro]

Another Hollywood great has died aged 83, its a shame because he was a great actor, there are not many of the Hollywood great left now. :(

http://news.aol.co.uk/tributes-to-hollywood-legend-newman/article/20080927103104078766394

Fleet:

Well done sir. Paul Newman may have been the best actor of his generation (at least an American actor). He never made a bad film.

[Fleet Command CC]

And he was a Navy man too. He served in the Pacific, as a TBF gunner during the Okinawa landings.

Well I didn't know he was a navy chap too, a man of many trades, niceone Rick nice to know that thanks. :)

[Fleet Command CC]

Fleet:

Well done sir. Paul Newman may have been the best actor of his generation (at least an American actor). He never made a bad film.

I agree one of the best, all the films I have seen of his were very good. :)

[john964]

Well I didn't know he was a navy chap too, a man of many trades, niceone Rick nice to know that thanks. :)He was a radioman IIRC he attained the rank of PO2.

[john964]

I agree one of the best, all the films I have seen of his were very good. :)Ole Butch Eddie and Luke fade into the sunset.

[Ed Rotondaro]

Ole Butch Eddie and Luke fade into the sunset.

John:

He defined class and dignity. He was the only American actor that equalled the skill of the great British actors like Laurence Olivier or Alec Guiness. Peter O'Toole is perhaps the last of that generation of great actors.

[Fleet Command CC]

John:

He defined class and dignity. He was the only American actor that equalled the skill of the great British actors like Laurence Olivier or Alec Guiness. Peter O'Toole is perhaps the last of that generation of great actors.

Well said ED Rotondaro I couldn't of put to better myself. ;):D:)

[Mart]

Have to admit I was shocked to learn of his death. I just loved his acting. He could play anything from "Hud" to Butch Cassidy. I always enjoyed his films, and he was a great humanitarian.

[Ed Rotondaro]

Have to admit I was shocked to learn of his death. I just loved his acting. He could play anything from "Hud" to Butch Cassidy. I always enjoyed his films, and he was a great humanitarian.

Martin:

I agree, he was very versatile. I loved his last film "The Road to Perdition" with Tom Hanks. I remember seeing a photo of him last year when his spokesman first admitted he was battling cancer. You could see how gaunt he was and how much he had aged. I knew then it was only a matter of time. That coupled with a very depressing article in "Newsweek" magazine on the struggle to conquer cancer really puts it in perspective. If a man lives long enough, he has a 1 in 2 chance of developing some form of cancer (most likely prostate cancer). So don't skip your annual physical exam my friends.

[fred8615]

Before you all gush too much about him, you should know Newman was one of those who believed the U.S. was wrong to use the a-bombs to end WWII. He even agreed to play General Groves in a movie about the bombs just so he could portray him in a negative light.

[Ed Rotondaro]

Before you all gush too much about him, you should know Newman was one of those who believed the U.S. was wrong to use the a-bombs to end WWII. He even agreed to play General Groves in a movie about the bombs just so he could portray him in a negative light.

Interesting. But it's important to separate an artist's political views from his or her body of work. If I didn't, I probably never listen to any of my favorite bands.