Paul Newman 1925-2008

Leslie Cheung about 16 years ago

American legendary actor, Paul Newman, died of cancer on Friday (September 26) at his home in Connecticut, USA. His family and close friends were with him when he passed away.

The blue-eyed actor started off his silver screen career in 1954's The Silver Chalice. He has got a great acting career since then. He stars in, to name a few movies which are marked with his standout acting, Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956), Exodus (1960), The Hustler (1961), Hud (1963), Harper (1966), Hombre (1967), Cool Hand Luke (1967), The Towering Inferno (1974), Slap Shot (1977), Absence Of Malice (1981), The Verdict (1982). He was nominated for Oscars for 10 times, and he won the Oscar for Best Actor with The Color Of Money (1986). His last major feature film acting role as actor was 2002's Road To Perdition.