Goodbye, Paul Newman. Thanks…
“He was smiling… That’s right.
You know, that, that Luke smile of his.
He had it on his face right to the very end.
Hell, if they didn’t know it ‘fore, they could tell right then that they weren’t a-gonna beat him.
That old Luke smile.
Oh, Luke.
He was some boy.
Cool Hand Luke.
Hell, he’s a natural-born world-shaker.”
Paul Newman
b. January 26th, 1925
d. September 26th, 2008
September 27th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
To me, he will always be Henry Gondorff.
Most definitely a sad day.
September 28th, 2008 at 7:15 pm
i can’t remember which movie i first saw him in…
hombre, cool hand luke or cat on a hot tin roof (most likely this one - thanks Mum!)
of course it was crush at first sight, how could a pre-teen not fall for him?
what a cool life he had both professionally and personally.
October 16th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
it’s hard not to admire Paul Newman for putting his money to work in such productive ways, such as his Newman’s Own line–high quality stuff and the proceeds go to good causes… very smart.