Historical Figure
Paul Newman
1925–2008
American actor (1925–2008)
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Key Dates
Birth
1925 January 26, 1925 →Biography
Paul Leonard Newman was an American actor, who has been described as "one of the last of the great 20th-century movie stars". He was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, seven Golden Globe Awards, an Actor Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Silver Bear for Best Actor, a Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, and nominations for two Grammy Awards and a Tony Award. Along with his Best Actor Academy Award win, Newman also received the Academy Honorary Award and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
Timeline
American actor, director, race car driver, and businessman, co-founded Newman's Own (d. 2008)
January 26 →HBO launches its programming, with the broadcast of the 1971 movie Sometimes a Great Notion, starring Paul Newman and Henry Fonda.
November 8 →More from the Interwar & WWII
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