Happy 50th Anniversary To Paul Newman And Joanne Woodward!
After making tons of posts about the Britneys and Lindsays and Parises of the world, who go through men, movies, and music like so much used toilet paper, it's refreshing to hear about true legends of the business who have not only managed to juggle a long-lasting career, but who have also managed to make a success of their personal life.
Despite a failed first marriage lasting nine years, Paul Newman, a WWII vet, has managed to make a success of his second marriage to actress Joanne Woodward, and today they celebrate fifty years together as man and wife. They have three daughters together. Newman had two daughters and a son with his first wife; however his son, Scott, died of an accidental drug overdose in 1978, inspiring Newman to create the Scott Newman Center for Drug Abuse to help others. Their lists of awards won are too long to mention here, but her first Academy Award was for The Three Faces Of Eve in 1957, and he won one in 1986 for The Color Of Money.
Their contributions to acting, theatre, movies, and philanthropy (they donate the profits of their food sales, after taxes, to charity) are legend. Today's so-called "stars" would do well to take a few pages out of their book. And I personally love his pineapple salsa.
Recently, Newman had cancer surgery:
He is fit enough to go out and has been seen outside his home in Westport, Connecticut, where his neighbours say he looks well.An insider close to the star said that he recently checked into a New York hospital for serious surgery "related to cancer" which left him convalescing for three weeks.
"He initially was having trouble breathing and a hard time walking.
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