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Screen legend, superstar, and the man with the most famous blue eyes in movie history, Paul Leonard Newman was born on January 26, 1925, in Cleveland, Ohio, the second son of Arthur Sigmund Newman (died 1950) and Theresa Fetsko (died 1982). His elder brother was Arthur S. Newman Jr., named for their father, a Jewish businessman who owned a successful sporting goods store and was the son of emigrants from Poland and Hungary. Newman's mother (born Terézia Fecková, daughter of Stefan Fecko and Mária Polenak) was a Roman Catholic Slovak from Homonna, Pticie (former Austro-Hungarian Empire), who became a practicing Christian Scientist. She and her brother, Newman's uncle Joe, had an interest in the creative arts, and it rubbed off on him. He acted in grade school and high school plays. The Newmans were well-to-do and Paul Newman grew up in affluent Shaker Heights. Before he became an actor, Newman ran the family sporting goods store in Cleveland, Ohio.
By 1950, the 25-year-old Newman had been kicked out of Ohio University, where he belonged to the Phi Kappa Tau fraternity, for unruly behavior (denting the college president's car with a beer keg), served three years in the United States Navy during World War II as a radio operator, graduated from Ohio's Kenyon College, married his first wife, Jacqueline "Jackie" Witte (born 1929), and had his first child, Scott. That same year, his father died. When he became successful in later years, Newman said if he had any regrets it would be that his father was not around to witness his success. He brought Jackie back to Shaker Heights and he ran his father's store for a short period. Then, knowing that wasn't the career path he wanted to take, he moved Jackie and Scott to New Haven, Connecticut, where he attended Yale University's School of Drama.
While doing a play there, Newman was spotted by two agents, who invited him to come to New York City to pursue a career as a professional actor. After moving to New York, he acted in guest spots for various television series and in 1953 came a big break. He got the part of understudy of the lead role in the successful Broadway play "Picnic". Through this play, he met actress Joanne Woodward (born 1930), who was also an understudy in the play. While they got on very well and there was a strong attraction, Newman was married and his second child, Susan, was born that year. During this time, Newman was accepted into the much admired and popular New York Actors Studio, although he did not actually audition.
In 1954, a film Newman was very reluctant to do was released, The Silver Chalice (1954). He considered his performance in this costume epic to be so bad that he took out a full-page ad in a trade paper apologizing for it to anyone who might have seen it. He had always been embarrassed about the film and reveled in making fun of it. He immediately wanted to return to the stage, and performed in "The Desperate Hours". In 1956, he got the chance to redeem himself in the film world by portraying boxer Rocky Graziano in Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956), and critics praised his performance. In 1957, with a handful of films to his credit, he was cast in The Long, Hot Summer (1958), co-starring Joanne Woodward.
During the shooting of this film, they realized they were meant to be together and by now, so did his then-wife Jackie, who gave Newman a divorce. He and Woodward wed in Las Vegas in January 1958. They went on to have three daughters together and raised them in Westport, Connecticut. In 1959, Newman received his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor, in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958). The 1960s would bring Newman into superstar status, as he became one of the most popular actors of the decade, and garnered three more Best Actor Oscar nominations, for The Hustler (1961), Hud (1963) and Cool Hand Luke (1967). In 1968, his debut directorial effort Rachel, Rachel (1968) was given good marks, and although the film and Woodward were nominated for Oscars, Newman was not nominated for Best Director. However, he did win a Golden Globe Award for his direction.
1969 brought the popular screen duo of Newman and Robert Redford together for the first time when Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) was released. It was a box office smash. Through the 1970s, Newman had hits and misses from such popular films as The Sting (1973) and The Towering Inferno (1974) to lesser known films as The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972) to a cult classic Slap Shot (1977). After the death of his only son, Scott, in 1978, Newman's personal life and film choices moved in a different direction. His acting work in the 1980s and on is what is often most praised by critics today. He became more at ease with himself and it was evident in The Verdict (1982) for which he received his sixth Best Actor Oscar nomination and, in 1987, finally received his first Oscar for The Color of Money (1986), almost thirty years after Woodward had won hers. Friend and director of Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956), Robert Wise accepted the award on Newman's behalf as the actor did not attend the ceremony.
Films were not the only thing on his mind during this period. A passionate race car driver since the early 1970s (despite being color-blind), he was co-founder of Newman-Haas racing in 1982, and also founded "Newman's Own", a successful line of food products that has earned in excess of $100 million, every penny of which Newman donated to charity. He also started The Hole in the Wall Gang Camps, an organization for children with serious illness. He was as well known for his philanthropic ways and highly successful business ventures as he was for his legendary actor status.
Newman's marriage to Woodward lasted a half-century. Connecticut was their primary residence after leaving Hollywood and moving East in 1960. Renowned for his sense of humor, in 1998 he quipped that he was a little embarrassed to see his salad dressing grossing more than his movies. During his later years, he still attended races, was much involved in his charitable organizations, and in 2006, he opened a restaurant called Dressing Room, which helps out the Westport Country Playhouse, a place in which Newman took great pride. In 2007, while the public was largely unaware of the serious illness from which he was suffering, Newman made some headlines when he said he was losing his invention and confidence in his acting abilities and that acting was "pretty much a closed book for me". A smoker for many years, Newman died on September 26, 2008, aged 83, from lung cancer.- Director
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Producer/director Cirio H. Santiago is the son of Dr. Ciriaco Santiago, who founded Premiere Productions in Manila in 1946. He has two siblings. After starting out as a producer he started directing English-language movies in the early 70s. Santiago became one of the pioneers of the "Blaxploitation" genre by being one of the first to cast black actors and especially actresses as strong action heroes. Movies like TNT Jackson (1974) became instant cult classics. In the 80s, Santiago became known for his numerous low-budget Vietnam war movies such as Firehawk (1993) which gave him a reputation as the "master of the Vietnam war genre". A long running partnership with Roger Corman assured proper distribution of his movies in the USA. Many of today's hottest filmmakers such as Jonathan Demme, Joe Dante or Carl Franklin got their first directing jobs with Santiago. In 1995 he was named president of the Philippines Film Development Funds by President Ramos. The organization strives to uplift the quality of Filipino filmmaking to new, higher standards and to encourage production of foreign movies on location in the Philippines. Premiere Productions, headed by Cirio H. Santiago, still remains one of the biggest studios in the Philippines and went public in 1997.- Margot Thomas was born on 16 January 1919 in Wandsworth, Surrey, England, UK. She was an actress, known for The Knack... and How to Get It (1965), Katy (1962) and The Stud (1978). She died on 26 September 2008 in Harpsden, Oxfordshire, England, UK.
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Bob Fisher was a writer and producer, known for The Impossible Years (1968), Mickey (1964) and Alice (1976). He died on 26 September 2008.- Actress
- Camera and Electrical Department
Harold Lloyd's co-star in Professor Beware (1938) had eight years training as a dancer and actress in Michigan and Ohio. For a while, she taught dancing at the University of Toledo, worked briefly in stock and then headed off to New York. After appearing in two failed Broadway productions, she received her first good reviews for 'End of Summer' (originally as understudy to Doris Dudley) in 1936. On the strength of her performance, Guthrie McClintic cast her in 'High Tor' in 1937, opposite Burgess Meredith and Peggy Ashcroft. She had some success on radio, particularly in 'John's Other Wife' (1937) and was heard on 'The Palmolive Hour' and 'Lux Radio Theatre'. Her contract with Lloyd for 'Professor Beware' stipulated that she was not to marry or become engaged for six months after release, or forfeit $ 5,000. Phyllis promptly married after completing the film, returned to Broadway and was not seen on celluloid again.- Production Manager
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M. Clay Adams was born on 17 May 1909 in The Bronx, New York, USA. He was a production manager and director, known for Picture People No. 2: Hollywood Sports (1941), Picture People No. 1: Stars in Defense (1941) and Picture People Vol. 2 No. 6: Hollywood War Efforts (1942). He was married to Patty MacRobert and Mary Louise Devlin. He died on 26 September 2008 in Sea Girt, New Jersey, USA.- Composer
- Music Department
- Producer
Marc Moulin was born on 1 September 1942 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. He was a composer and producer, known for Le plus beau jour de ma vie (2004), Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle (1975) and Une femme fatale (1976). He died on 26 September 2008 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium.- Producer
- Writer
- Production Manager
Walter Bien was born on 16 April 1923 in San Francisco County, California, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for That's My Mama (1974), Tom Sawyer (1973) and CPO Sharkey (1976). He died on 26 September 2008 in California, USA.- Joli Jászai was born on 21 May 1907 in Rábatamási, Austria-Hungary [now Hungary]. She was an actress, known for Dear Emma, Sweet Böbe (1992), Szerelmes szívek (1991) and Love Till First Blood (1986). She died on 26 September 2008 in Piliscsaba, Hungary.
- Raymond Macherot was born on 30 March 1924 in Verviers, Belgium. Raymond was a writer, known for Les enquêtes de Chlorophylle (1992). Raymond died on 26 September 2008 in Belgium.
- Reino Honkanen was born on 25 May 1924 in Valtimo, Finland. He was an actor, known for Uskottu mies (1985), Valmistumisen aika (1979) and Omat koirat purivat (1974). He was married to Irmeli Heinänen. He died on 26 September 2008 in Kuopio, Finland.
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- Soundtrack
Bernadette Greevy was born on 3 July 1940 in Dublin, Ireland. She was an actress, known for Patrick (1965), The Good Old Days (1953) and Portrait of a Musician (1973). She was married to Peter Tattan. She died on 26 September 2008 in Dublin, Ireland.- Additional Crew
- Camera and Electrical Department
Michael P. Smith was born on 15 June 1937 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Michael P. is known for The Night of the Strangler (1972), The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 Inductions (2020) and The New Klan - Heritage of Hate (1978). Michael P. died on 26 September 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.