Paul Newman—the iconic actor known for his hard-boiled movies, blue eyes and various enterprises—passed away Sept. 26, according to CNN.com. He was 83.
Newman became a movie star during the 1950s, and maintained his A-list status thanks to films such as Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Hud, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Verdict, Absence of Malice and Road to Perdition. He won an Oscar for Best Actor in 1986’s The Color of Money, and was nominated for roles in several other movies, according to www.IMDB.com. In 2007, he retired from acting.
In 1982, Newman and friend A.E. Hotchner co-founded Newman’s Own, which made everything from pasta sauces to cookies. The company has donated more than $200 million to various charities.
Newman is survived by his second wife, actress Joanne Woodward (to whom he was married for 50 years), and five children.