Paul Newman has cancer

Daily Telegraph ^ | 06/09/08

[Borges]

FILM legend Paul Newman is suffering from lung cancer, according to U.S. magazine reports.

The Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid actor, 83, has been suffering from ill health for many months and in May was forced to pull out of directing a production of John Steinbeck's Of Mice And Men.

Two U.S. publications quote friends of the actor saying the former chain-smoker has been diagnosed with lung cancer at the New York’s Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre, a few hours drive from his Connecticut home, where he lives his wife Joanne Woodward.

A friend of the actor told the National Enquirer: 'We have known he is seriously ill for several weeks but his loved ones are being very protective and saying very little.'

Newman has denied previous cancer reports in March after he missed a fundraising event for his Hole in The Wall Gang children's charity.

The same month, he cancelled an appearance on U.S. talk show The Late Show With David Letterman.

His spokesperson played down his hospitalisation, insisting Newman was 'being treated for athlete’s foot and hair loss'.

A cancer patient was quoted in the New York Post newspaper in March that he had seen Newman at the oncologists regularly.

He said: 'He's been there a lot, he's even worked out in the waiting room, doing the squat thrusts.

Last time, he was in there he had a long beard. (His wife) Joanne Woodward is there waiting for him and being very sweet with the assistants.'

Newman retired from acting last year, blaming his failing memory.

[wardaddy]

Winning.....he and Joanne where she cheats on him actually

i think that was poetic getback for his earlier missteps

[fieldmarshaldj]

Prayers for Mr. Newman’s health.

[La Enchiladita]

He was so wonderful in “Hud”... I loved that movie.

All the best to Mr. Newman in fighting this scourge.

[Tribune7]

Prayer bump

[Dr. Scarpetta]

The Newmans celebrated 50 years of marriage in Jan. 2008...They raised their daughters in Connecticut.

Joanne, who turned 78, once described being married to Paul as: "Being married to the most considerate, romantic man". Her 83-year-old spouse adds: "We are very, very different people and yet somehow we fed off those varied differences, and instead of separating us, it has made the whole bond a lot stronger."

"Joanne has always given me unconditional support in all my choices and endeavours, and that includes my race car driving, which she deplores. To me, that's love."

[Figment]

Hmmmm, large cell, small cell or a combination? Small cell is devastatingly swift no matter where you're being treated

[La Enchiladita]

Paul Newman Bio & Filmography

[La Enchiladita]

Whatever happened to his Hollywood career?

His last good movie was "Nobody's Fool" (1994). He said then he would only make one more, but made inconsequential appearances in 3 more. He planned it, did it the way he wanted to. I enjoyed "Nobody's Fool."

[LibFreeOrDie]

"The Long Hot Summer" - 1957

[infowarrior]

He’s one lefty I never really minded, a smoker, a drinker and always put his own money up for his causes.

Indeed... And by this thread I discovered that all the proceeds from his foodstuffs line went to his various charities, which I hadn't known before now. I had never purchased any of those products before, but may well in the near future...

the infowarrior

[infowarrior]

I had no idea he was 83, are we sure that isn’t a mistake? I always liked him, I wish him the best.

While we would like to think so, the fact that he was at least 30, when I was 10 sadly dictates this to be true (I am 53, now, or close enough to it to say so)...

the infowarrior

[Dick Vomer]

one of the best movies..... Cool Hand Luke.....

and Slapshot still cracks me up. I miss Strother Martin, what a great character actor he was.

[Dick Vomer]

I suspect nowadays you’d never get away with that line that Reg Dunlop said to the Chief’s owner about her son.

yeah, that was hilarious.

[Dixie Yooper]

His last good movie was "Nobody's Fool" (1994)

If there's a movie to be known for, that would be his best. I still get choked up thinking about the scene with him talking to his buddy out on the back porch.

[whitedog57]

I concur with the “Nobody’s Fool.”

I am conflicted. A great actor who has created many enjoyable movies and gave a lot to charity. On the other hand, he is part of the left that is destroying the country, although I doubt that he thinks that.

So, I give him kudos for some things and demerits for other things.

But having survived two nasty cancers, I never wish that upon anyone.

[Dixie Yooper]

If we based our entertainment choices on the political views of those entertaining us, that part of our life would be very dull. I choose to give him credit for what I like about him.

[La Enchiladita]

I must see it again, it was really good.

My memory is not as clear as yours, but I do remember a scene where he is standing in the road... leaves have fallen, he seems a bit lost....?

I also remember the scene where Melanie Griffith strips off her top for him:)

[SevenofNine]

God took 48 posts before somebody threw in Slapshot reset

You are slippin Freepers