Paul Newman Dies at 83

Paul will be missed, he was one in a million. RIP Paul.

Whoever flagged this article is an idiot who should be banned from Gather.

That's really sad. I had great admiration for Paul Newman.

I agree with you Delores, it's not only disrespectful to you but also to a great man.

I see no reason why this post should have been flagged. Got to love the people that do that.

I do have to say that we never heard about any bad behavior from paul but he also came from an era where an actors agent was paid to keep anything bad out of the press so I guess we'll never know. Although I am a little young for his movies, He did have a few that I enjoyed. My thoughts go to his family.

Glad a I did a search on Paul Newman before I posted an article , yours is one of a at least 12 today .They are all different of course . He indeed was one of the great actors .

This is a great, informative article. I cannot understand the "flagging." Geesh.

I don't understand why someone would flag this.
I have seen several post about him today.

I knew him
He was an old Friend

He was a great actor and a wonderful human being.

He was a class act and will be missed. Thank God we have his films.

Glad to see that your article is still visible even though it has been flagged.

But I can tell you from experience that it was most likely flagged because someone believes that this is not your photo and it is a copyrighted photo and is possibly a violation of this TOS ( {terms of service}, and yes gather staff would like the community to police itself right or wrong)


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Delores, you might have escaped the flagging if you had given proper credit to the photographer that took this photo and/or the media outlet that owns the copyright ©. Misusing images has been a big issue the past year on Gather, both those that misuse the images on Gather and those that have had their images misappropriated by others.

Now! ... Back to Mr Newman!!!

I have always thought that Newman was the quintessential "Movie Star", a star to be emulated by other actors and deserving of the recognition and praise of his fans and the media. He was a polished and convincing actor throughout his long career, playing many roles that still standout in the minds of 3 or 4 generations that watched his movies.

Whether you envision Newman embodied as Butch or Gondorff or Luke, or one of the other colourful characters he portrayed - Brick Pollitt, Fast Eddie, Hud, or even Judge Roy Bean - he left his mark on you because he cared enough to be the ultimate professional actor. Newman and his second wife Joanne Woodard, also cared enough to create Newman's Own, a company that specializes in food products and donates all profits to charities. Since it's creation in 1982, Newman's Own has donated $236 million to a variety of charities and notably funded the "Hole In the Wall Gang" camps for seriously ill children. Hole in the Wall Gang camps have been created not only in the U.S., but are now found in Ireland, France and Israel.

It should be noted, especially on this article, that his company - Newman's Own - co-sponsors the PEN/Newman's Own First Amendment Award, an award of $25,000 that recognizes people who protect and uphold the First Amendment and particularly the protection of the written word.