I knew his health was failing

but it's hard to believe that Paul Newman is dead at age 83 of cancer. When people think of Hollywood actors, they tend to think of tabloid scandals and bad behaviour by the self-absorbed. But Paul Newman was married to his widow for 50 years, lived away from the glitter of Hollywood in Connecticut, and was a wonderful philanthropist whose line of salad dressings and other food products generated millions for charity. Oh, and he was a great actor, too. :)

He was very vibrant and had a zest for life (he raced cars into his seventies) and I suspect had a lot of charisma and definitely had a lot of class. Most people would be lucky to be remembered so fondly.