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"The first time I remember women reacting to me was whenever we were filming Hud in Texas. Women were virtually wanting to climb through the transoms at the motel where I remained. Initially, it's flattering to the ego. Initially. Then you realize that they're mixing up me up with the roles I play - character types created by freelance writers who have nothing to do with who I am." (Paul Newman) A whole lot of printer ink has been spilled within the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get caught up to accelerate on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long overlooked or never known. During the period of his long film profession, Paul Newman was one of the very most bankable celebrities in Hollywood during his optimum, and this was generations before he received an Academy Honor for Best Professional for his role in The Color of Money (1986), one of the eight times he was nominated for an Oscar. Having come to prominence as a attractive but rebellious son in the mildew of Adam Dean, Newman could maintain an aura that audiences found both cool and irresistible even into his 60s, typically an get older when leading men end up on the outs. Newman was even nominated for an Academy Honor for Best Helping Professional for Highway to Perdition (2002) when he was at his late 70s, and he extended working in the industry until just quickly before his death in 2008. While Newman was a recognizable film superstar in his time, younger years know Newman more as a pop culture fixture than as a movie star. Newman acted and aimed in Hollywood for six generations, but he was noteworthy off of the screen for various pursuits, including owning a rushing team that was successful in IndyCar rushing, but especially for the food products that bore his name.
