I rarely get emotional about “stars” and I have never had the desire to meet any of them either–with one exception–Paul Newman. It is with a heavy heart today that I sit down to write this post. You see, we’ve lost one of the good guys.
Paul Newman had become for me a symbol of what good can come from fame. He helped restore my faith that there are still people out there with money who have honor and compassion–and act on it.
I’ve chosen here to post a photo of the “older Newman” because he has shown us all that it is possible to age gracefully–a fact that we seem to be losing touch with. And I chose it because he has always been so much more than his looks.
There are enough vapid, shallow stars to go around, but there are few that we admire and come to care about over the years. Everyone I have talked with today has been affected by Newman’s passing, and it is hard to believe that we will never see him take on another role or ride another lap on the track.
Paul Newman once said: “As long as my heart continues to beat, I think I will continue.”
No Paul–the real truth of it is–you’ll live on in our hearts forever.
I’d love to have our readers share a favorite Newman movie or post a tribute here if you have a moment.
Newman was one of my favorites, along with Steve McQueen. Newman just refused to play the Hollywood game and that alone earned my complete respect. The fact that he also created an institution that gave 200 million to charity in ten years is staggering. To paraphrase Robert Redford, the world is a better place for having him running around in it for a while.
He’ll be missed.
I was always amazed at how the entire Newman’s Own line was raising money for charity. I buy so many Newman’s Own items, and they are always made with good, nutritional ingredients. That sounds like a small thing, but I think it’s a great contribution to the world. You don’t find many products like that, and you don’t find many people who would give that much to charity. I’m betting that not one of this generation’s celebrities would pass up a chance at such large profits in order to do something good and worthwhile.
@LS–yeah, Newman was amazing. Too bad more people don’t follow his lead. He’s the one of the few celebs who did stuff THAT visible who seems to have gotten it right. It never smacked of grandstanding.
I hear you LS–I love Newman’s Own products. It’s nice to support charity too! He really was an amazing humanitarian.