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Title: Paul Newman dies at 83
Post by: P.C. on Sep 27 08 07:38
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  (pic from 1960)  (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Sad/11.gif)   He was married to Joanne Woodward for 50 years.  He has given over 200 million to charities.

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Title: Re: Paul Newman dies at 83
Post by: Lil Me on Sep 27 08 08:17
(//vny!://www.worldsgreatestdrummer.com/paul_newman__joanne_woodward.jpg).
 Goodbye. *sniffs*
 We love the salad dressing.
   
Title: Re: Paul Newman dies at 83
Post by: Michel on Sep 27 08 08:21
   
Title: Re: Paul Newman dies at 83
Post by: Lil Me on Sep 27 08 08:23
salad dressing, spag sauce, juice, popcorn...  
Title: Re: Paul Newman dies at 83
Post by: Lise on Sep 27 08 08:33
That is sad...... RIP Mr. Newman. (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Sad/6.gif)
Title: Re: Paul Newman dies at 83
Post by: Michel on Sep 27 08 08:37
   
Title: Re: Paul Newman dies at 83
Post by: Gopher on Sep 27 08 11:44
Yes, RIP; it's like coming to the end of an era.
Title: Re: Paul Newman dies at 83
Post by: Marik on Sep 27 08 04:17
If you all haven't seen Slapshot, go watch it now!!! It is the best (and funniest) sports movie I've ever seen. RIP Paul Newman.    
Title: Re: Paul Newman dies at 83
Post by: Sportsdude on Sep 27 08 11:41
I have that movie, it is awesome.  
Title: Re: Paul Newman dies at 83
Post by: P.C. on Sep 27 08 11:45
 Gophie wrote:  Yes, RIP; it's like coming to the end of an era.

  That's it Gophie.  Paul's passing is sad in itself.....but you're right.....it really is the mark of the passing of an era.  Sad all round. (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Sad/11.gif) [/DIV]
Title: Re: Paul Newman dies at 83
Post by: stretchedout on Oct 01 08 10:03
P.C. wrote:
  Gophie wrote:  Yes, RIP; it's like coming to the end of an era.

  That's it Gophie.  Paul's passing is sad in itself.....but you're right.....it really is the mark of the passing of an era.  Sad all round. (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Sad/11.gif)

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 What era?  There are no defined generations, really.  Rather, tons of people are born everyday.  There are plenty of other good actors still alive, in their 70s and 80s!  

 Road to Perdition was filmed eight years ago.  It's been a while since Paul was in anything decent.

Title: Re: Paul Newman dies at 83
Post by: Van on Oct 02 08 07:13
He was Doc in Cars. Although just a voice in the film.        
Title: Re: Paul Newman dies at 83
Post by: P.C. on Oct 02 08 08:22
What era?  There are no defined generations, really.  Rather, tons of people are born everyday.  There are plenty of other good actors still alive, in their 70s and 80s!  

    There's a difference between an era and a generation.  An era is defined by a segment of history made notable by a promintent figure or event.  A generation is defined by the span of time between the birth and death of parents and their families.  Not the same thing at all.  

  Of course there's tons of people born everyday....but not all of them will make an impression or leave their mark on the world to the same degree as others....especially one that spans more than one generation.

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Title: Re: Paul Newman dies at 83
Post by: stretchedout on Oct 02 08 10:06
Okay, but I still don't buy this "end of era" claim.  Robert Redford, Robert Wagner, Clint Eastwood, Tony Curtis, Shirley Maclean, Liz Taylor, Ernest Borgnine, Dick Van Dyke, Dick Van Patten, Gavin McLeod... to name just a few, are still alive and kicking!  A whole bunch of elderly actors are with us too.
Title: Re: Paul Newman dies at 83
Post by: P.C. on Oct 02 08 10:13
 Okay, but I still don't buy this "end of era" claim.  Robert Redford, Robert Wagner, Clint Eastwood, Tony Curtis, Shirley Maclean, Liz Taylor, Ernest Borgnine, Dick Van Dyke, Dick Van Patten, Gavin McLeod... to name just a few, are still alive and kicking!  A whole bunch of elderly actors are with us too.

  Fair enough.  Let me rephrase, and say it's the end of an era for Paul Newman fans.[/DIV]
Title: Re: Paul Newman dies at 83
Post by: stretchedout on Oct 02 08 10:24
But wouldn't it be more accurate to claim the "Paul Newman Era" was from the late-1950s to the 1970s/80s, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof to The Color of Money?  We know him for his film roles, and after 1986, his roles became less, and less memorable.

  My favorite - the two films with Redford.  Hands down!    
Title: Re: Paul Newman dies at 83
Post by: P.C. on Oct 02 08 11:02
 But wouldn't it be more accurate to claim the "Paul Newman Era" was from the late-1950s to the 1970s/80s, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof to The Color of Money?  We know him for his film roles, and after 1986, his roles became less, and less memorable.



My favorite - the two films with Redford.  Hands down!

  Possibly.....if it was only about specific roles.  But it's about more than that.  It's about where and how the films of that time played a role in peoples lives, in relationship to the world around them..... because of where they were in their own lives and the relationship of their world around them.  Not unlike the era of the Bogie and Bacall genre of film....or the silent movie era.  Timing.  Entertainment meant different things to people in 'those times'.

  *two great films for sure ![/DIV]