Paul Newman

He came from an era of Hollywood that has since disappeared. Where the actors had class, gave great performances and did things on their own terms. I am speaking of course of Paul Newman, an iconic actor whose piercing blue eyes gave the face to an actor who defined a cool era. I am a young guy and even I remember Paul Newman for his great roles in "Cool Hand Luke" "The Sting" "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" "Towering Inferno", "Cat on a hot Tin Roof" and other great movies that will stand the test of time. He won an Oscar for "The Color of Money" a sequel to "The Hustler" which was not the movie he would want to be remembered by.

A movie more deserving would be "The Sting", where he played an aging con man out for payback against the devilish Robert Shaw, while mentoring a young Robert Redford. I have watched this movie many times and his performance deserved an Oscar. He was effortless in his acting and did not rely on his good looks and charm to carry a movie. He has IT! Something very few actors today have.

Thanks Paul for the memories and the great movies.