Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Paul Newman

“If you're playing a poker game and you look around the table and and can't tell who the sucker is, it's you.”

Legendary philanthropist, business giant, movie icon, Oscar winner, and professional-level race car driver Paul Newman (1925-2008) wore many hats during his lengthy career. Shawn Levy’s Paul Newman, a Life tells the life story of this remarkable man.

Levy, a pop culture historian and film critic, examines Newman's family life as well as the ups and downs of his success. Candid photos add interest to the prose.

Further Reading
Shameless Exploitation in Pursuit of the Common Good by Paul Newman & A.E. Hotchner (2004) describes the authors' 1978 business venture and launch of the first company to place all-natural foods in supermarkets. The authors' efforts in time lead to the creation of the Hole in the Wall Gang, an organization that builds and run camps for children with serious illnesses.

Further Viewing
The library's DVD collection includes a variety of classic and contemporary films starring the late, great Paul Newman. On the off chance that you have missed the actor's once popular/now classic films, we highly recommend Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), The Hustler (1961), Cool Hand Luke (1967), Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid (1969), and of course, The Sting (1973).

Post by Bev Simmons