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(1925-2008)

Who Was Paul Newman?

Paul Newman turned to acting after getting kicked off the football team in college. He made his Broadway debut in 1953 and began doing television and films, eventually becoming known as one of the finest actors of his time.

He created a food company, Newman's Own, that donates all proceeds to charity. Newman died of cancer on September 26, 2008.

Early Life and Career

Paul Leonard Newman was born on January 26, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Newman grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio, with his older brother Arthur and his parents, Arthur and Teresa.

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His father owned a sporting-goods store and his mother was a homemaker who loved the theatre. Newman got his first taste of acting while doing school plays, but it was not his first love at the time. In high school, he played football and hoped to be a professional athlete.

Graduating high school in 1943, Newman briefly attended college before enlisting in the U.S.

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