Paul Newman RIP
Re: Paul Newman RIP
Nobody has mentioned The Hustler yet...what a film!!
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Re: Paul Newman RIP
You know a lot about Catholicism. I thought Father Gregory was Orthodox?
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Re: Paul Newman RIP
There was a Nixon story i read where when Paul found out he was renting the same car he left a note saying the clutch is a bit tricky so you shouldnt have trouble with it.Snowy wrote:
> YES, a very sad loss indeed. A true acting legend - what a cv
> of films - and an all-around decent fella given his incredible
> charity work.
>
> One of the best stories about him was when crooked US
> President Richard Nixon compiled a list of people he didn't
> like, Newman was absolutely furious to find his name wasn't on
> it!!!
>
> And in these days of celebrity relationships falling apart
> after about five minutes, it was refreshing to see his marriage
> to Joanne Woodward lasted for donkey's years.
>
> As for my favourite scene from a Newman film, I'd go with his
> "drunken" appearance on the train playing cards with Doyle
> Lonnegan (brilliantly played by Robert Shaw) in the magnificent
> movie "The Sting" - where he cheats his way to win the hands
> and steals Lonnegan's wallet to boot!
> YES, a very sad loss indeed. A true acting legend - what a cv
> of films - and an all-around decent fella given his incredible
> charity work.
>
> One of the best stories about him was when crooked US
> President Richard Nixon compiled a list of people he didn't
> like, Newman was absolutely furious to find his name wasn't on
> it!!!
>
> And in these days of celebrity relationships falling apart
> after about five minutes, it was refreshing to see his marriage
> to Joanne Woodward lasted for donkey's years.
>
> As for my favourite scene from a Newman film, I'd go with his
> "drunken" appearance on the train playing cards with Doyle
> Lonnegan (brilliantly played by Robert Shaw) in the magnificent
> movie "The Sting" - where he cheats his way to win the hands
> and steals Lonnegan's wallet to boot!