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Paul Newman
Justin Cohan-Shapiro, WG14
Spring 2014
MGMT 671: Total Leadership
Mr. Blue Eyes has it all
• An iconic American actor, known for roles in classic films like “Butch Cassidy and the
Sundance Kid”
• As famous for his non-Hollywood persona and lifestyle as his roles onscreen, he is known
for Newman’s Own-branded salad dressings and lemonades
• Happily married for 50 years to Joanne Woodward
An intellectual and a prankster with a penchant for tragic heroes
• Won an academy award for
best actor for “The Color of
Money” (1986)
• Nominated for eight academy
awards, and six golden globes
• A prankster and free spirit, he
was also a very serious and
studio actor terrified of being
only a pretty face
• Friendly with an intellectual
crowd including Gore Vidal
WORK
A loving family man who brought his family into his work as he
maintained boundaries
FAMILY
• Newman’s relationship with Joanne Woodward, his wife of 50 years, began in tortured fashion while
he was still finalizing a divorce with his first wife
• Woodward was a talented actress who saw early success and who Newman continued to work with
for several decades; their love is as evident from the pictures above as it is from testaments from
those who knew them
• Lived in Westport, Connecticut away from Hollywood
• When Newman’s son Scott died of a drug overdose, he founded a centre for drug abuse prevention
that his oldest daughter still runs
“Paul and I were good friends
before we were lovers. We
really liked each other. We
could talk to each other, we
could tell each other anything
without fear of ridicule or
rejection. There was trust.”
– Joanne Woodward
Or has Newman would have it,
their marriage’s success was
based on “correct amounts of
lust and respect”
A passionate philanthropist and activist
COMMUNITY
• Founded Newman’s Own with A.E. Hotchner in 1982, and decided to give all after-tax profits to
charity
• Donated more than $380 million to charity since starting Newman’s Own
• One charitable beneficiary is the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, an overnight camp for seriously ill
children – key to his idea of play and using the name from an iconic movie
An intellectual and a prankster with a penchant for tragic heroes
SELF
• Fell in love with racing cars when preparing for a movie, and made it a piece of his professional
acting career, including documentaries and films
• His last movie was a voice over for the Pixar film “Cars,” where was the voice of Doc Hudson
• Raced cars for over twenty years, including being the oldest driver to be part of a team (at 70) in the
1995 24 Hours of Daytona