From autosport.com

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American movie legend and motor racing entrepreneur Paul Newman has died last night at the age of 83, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Newman, who was co-owner of the Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing team and raced himself throughout the 1970s and 1980s, died peacefully at his home in Westport, Connecticut, with his wife Joanne Woodward and his five daughters at his side.
In a statement issued today by the Newman Foundation, the charity organisation mourned its founder saying he will be missed by all who surrounded him.
"Paul Newman's craft was acting. His passion was racing. His love was his family and friends. And his heart and soul were dedicated to helping make the world a better place for all.
"Paul had an abiding belief in the role that luck plays in one's life, and its randomness. He was quick to acknowledge the good fortune he had in his own life, beginning with being born in America, and was acutely aware of how unlucky so many others were. True to his character, he quietly devoted himself to helping offset this imbalance.
"An exceptional example is the legacy of Newman's Own. What started as something of a joke in the basement of his home, turned into a highly-respected, multi-million dollar a year food company. And true to form, he shared this good fortune by donating all the profits and royalties he earned to thousands of charities around the world, a total which now exceeds $250 million.
"While his philanthropic interests and donations were wide-ranging, he was especially committed to the thousands of children with life-threatening conditions served by the Hole in the Wall Camps, which he helped start over 20 years ago.
"He saw the Camps as places where kids could escape the fear, pain and isolation of their conditions, kick back, and raise a little hell. Today, there are 11 Camps around the world, with additional programs in Africa and Vietnam. Through the Camps, well over 135,000 children have had the chance to experience what childhood was meant to be.
"In Paul's words: "I wanted to acknowledge luck; the chance and benevolence of it in my life, and the brutality of it in the lives of others, who might not be allowed the good fortune of a lifetime to correct it."
"Paul took advantage of what life offered him, and while personally reluctant to acknowledge that he was doing anything special, he forever changed the lives of many with his generosity, humor, and humanness.
"His legacy lives on in the charities he supported and the Hole in the Wall Camps, for which he cared so much.
"We will miss our friend Paul Newman, but are lucky ourselves to have known such a remarkable person."

Rest In Peace

So that's Paul Newman. I didn't even know.

RIP.

Amazing man. Awesome to think that he was running endurance races up untill a couple years ago. RIP

He made some damn good salad dressing, too.

the sting is one of my all time favorite films.

a great actor, racer, and human being.

his kind will not pass this way again.

rip

R.I.P Paul Newman. I remember talking with someone either here or on another forum a few weeks ago about who would probably be the next great guy to go, and Newman's name was brought up as next

Everyone here remembers him from racing or movies I've never seen.

He'll always be REGGIE DUNLOP for me.

RIP , he was in Ireland just a few years ago doing a few laps in the (what was new) 997 carrera and driving a dunlop supercar around Mondello. He had a very strong association with a childrens charity called Barretstown over here,

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He'll always be REGGIE DUNLOP for me.

Also for me. RIP, no more coach.

RIP always remember the Newman Haas Porsche 935's

R.i.p.

From the latest Simpsons Episode S20E02

Absolute legend, RIP.

I can't think of him without laughing at the boiled egg scene in Cool Hand Luke, thanks for the memories big man.