Paul Newman

Paul Newman & James Dean on 1950s Broke Straight Guys

by Mark Simpson
February 8, 2014December 22, 2020

JD: “Kiss me” PN: “Not here!” Touching how shy and excited Paul Newman appears in this screen test for East of Eden – and how he tries to cover it up with boyish bravado. He also easily outshines Dean in looks – and totally eclipses him in stature. But perhaps not… Read More »Paul Newman & James Dean on 1950s Broke Straight Guys

Paul Newman the American Dream-Boy is Dead

by Mark Simpson
September 30, 2008December 19, 2020

Timing is everything for an actor, and Newman’s curtain-call, coming as it does amidst meltdown on Wall Street and panic on Capitol Hill, and at the end of a decade defined by the twin disasters of 9-11 and Iraq, is nothing if not dramatic. The myriad obituaries and tributes to… Read More »Paul Newman the American Dream-Boy is Dead

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