a day of mourning

today was a sad day. today, paul newman died. i love pretty much every movie i've ever seen him in. not only was he an amazing actor, but he was also a very good (looking) person. and we had the same birthday (january 26th), so what's not to like?




this is a scene from cool hand luke, which has been one of my favorite movies for almost 10 years. (and when i say almost 10 years, i mean 8 years). here's another favorite. the long hot summer. SUCH a good movie. and not just for this scene.

he was married to his wife Joanne Woodward for 50 years, which is quite a feat for anyone, much less for hollywood stars. when asked in an interview if he was ever tempted to stray, he said, "I have steak at home, why go out for hamburger?"

and he had his own food company from which all profits are donated to charity. paul newman gave over $200 million to different charities. take that, brangelina!!
in memoriam, i might just go out and buy some newman's own something or other (juice, salad dressing, popcorn, etc) and curl up on my couch and enjoy a nice old paul newman movie. as soon as i'm done writing my paper that is due on monday.