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Paul Newmans Own - Joanne Woodward

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"Sexiness wears thin after a while, and beauty fades.  But to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that's a treat!"  - Joanne Woodward (the lady who married, and remained married to Paul Newman).  

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Paul Leonard Newman was a bombshell kind of man. He stood 177cm tall, was an actor, director, entrepreneur, humanitarian and auto-racing enthusiast. He also served the United States Navy in World War II. His older brother was a producer and a production manager. Paul prefered New York to Hollywood and was hesitant to move there after studying drama at Yale University and with Lee Strasberg in the Actors' Studio. Paul Newman is one of my absolute favourite men so pardon me if I rave on a bit about him. In 1958 he married the lovely Joanne Woodward with whom he had 3 daughters. They lived away from Hollywood, prefering Westport, Connecticut. Paul often travelled to Hollywood for work, whilst Joanne rarely liked to be in Hollywood. He was devoted to his wife and family. When asked about infidelity, he said "Why go out for hamburger when you have steak at home?" He died of lung cancer, which isn't surprising as he was a former chain-smoker. He was...