I am very sad to report this heartbreaking news of the death of legendary actor, Paul Newman. He is known to star in many great movies such as “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”, “Cool Hand Luke”, “The Sting”, “The Color of Money”, “The Road to Perdition”, etc.

Paul Newman is an Academy award winning actor who died Friday after a long battle of cancer. He died in his farmhouse near Westport, Conn. where he was currently residing and he was surrounded by family. Before he was diagnosed with cancer, he had plans to direct a remake of “Of Mice and Men” but he had to cancel the project due to his health.

Paul Newman worked with many different legendary directors everyone from Alfred Hitchcock to the Coen Bros. His co-stars included Robert Redford, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Elizabeth Taylor, and more. Paul Newman was 83 years old.

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