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Paul Newman

Birth Name:	Paul Leonard Newman
Nickname:	King Cool, PL
Alt Names:	P. L. Neuman
Born:	January 26, 1925
Birth Place:	Shaker Heights, Ohio
Died:	September 26, 2008
Death Place:	Westport, Connecticut
Cause:	lung cancer
Age at Death:	83 years and 244 days
Height:	5’ 9¾” (1.77 m)
More Info:	Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

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1958	Best Actor. Paul Newman in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Avon Productions, Inc.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
1961	Best Actor. Paul Newman in The Hustler, Robert Rossen Productions; 20th Century-Fox.
1963	Best Actor. Paul Newman in Hud, Salem-Dover Production; Paramount.
1967	Best Actor. Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke, Jalem Production; Warner Bros.-Seven Arts.
1968	Best Picture. Rachel, Rachel, Kayos Production; Warner Bros.-Seven Arts. Paul Newman, Producer.
1981	Actor in a Leading Role. Paul Newman in Absence of Malice, Mirage Enterprises Production; Columbia.
1982	Actor in a Leading Role. Paul Newman in The Verdict, Fox-Zanuck/Brown Production; 20th Century-Fox.
1985	Honorary Award. To Paul Newman in recognition of his many and memorable compelling screen performances and for his personal integrity and dedication to his craft. [Statuette]
1986	Actor in a Leading Role. Paul Newman in The Color of Money, Touchstone Pictures Production in association with Silver Screen Partners II; Buena Vista.
1993	Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Paul Newman
1994	Actor in a Leading Role. Paul Newman in Nobody’s Fool, Scott Rudin/Cinehaus Production; Paramount in association with Capella International.
2002	Actor in a Supporting Role. Paul Newman in Road to Perdition, Zanuck Company Production; DreamWorks and 20th Century Fox.

12 Nominations