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Paul Newman Donates Company To Charity

Posted by newscoma | Posted in Newscoma | Posted on 10-06-2008

I like it when people do what they say they are going to do.

Movie star Paul Newman has quietly turned over the entire value of his ownership in Newman’s Own — the company that makes salad dressing and cookies — to charity.

Completed over a two-year period in 2005 and 2006, the amount of his donations to Newman’s Own Foundation Inc. comes to an astounding $120 million.

This is unprecedented for any movie star or anyone from what we call Hollywood. Of course Newman and actress wife Joanne Woodward have never been Hollywood types. They’ve lived their lives quietly in Westport, Conn., for the last 50 years. (They were married in January 1958. And people said it wouldn’t last!)

Good job, Mr. Newman. Good job.

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  1. cathymccaughan said on :10/Jun/2008 at 07:06

    But the rumor mill says he is in end-stage lung cancer. Sad.

  2. newscoma said on :10/Jun/2008 at 07:06

    I know. It’s in the story but I couldn’t help when reading it to see he started the process of donating the profits/co. to charity a couple of years ago.
    End-stage is usually pretty quick or it was with my mother.
    Cathy, he was/is the shiz, if you ask me.

  3. cathymccaughan said on :10/Jun/2008 at 07:06

    So is his better half. They have class that new Hollywood just doesn’t have.

  4. newscoma said on :10/Jun/2008 at 07:06

    I agree. They really are amazing.

  5. Sharon Cobb said on :10/Jun/2008 at 08:06

    Is the lung cancer story true? I read it in the Enquirer, so…
    I put in a call to his publicist and got no response.

    Has it been confirmed by a reliable source?

    If so, it’s so, so sad.

  6. Busy Mom said on :10/Jun/2008 at 11:06

    Sounds like he doesn’t have a lot longer. Very sad.

  7. Lynnster said on :11/Jun/2008 at 01:06

    How nice. I’ve always liked him.

  8. heartbreaktown said on :11/Jun/2008 at 06:06

    Oh no, I hadn’t heard that!

    He was always my ideal.

    (psst. and James Garner too, but don’t tell Paul.)

  9. newscoma said on :11/Jun/2008 at 06:06

    James Garner is awesome too. My childhood memories are all borked this morning with all of this information.

  10. Rachel said on :11/Jun/2008 at 09:06

    PS-I saw Newman’s Own dog food at the store the other day! :)

  11. Dan Lacey said on :11/Jun/2008 at 02:06

    God bless him.

    A Paul Newman portrait

  12. Don said on :11/Jun/2008 at 02:06

    Cool Hand Luke still my favorite Newman Movie, what a class act

  13. BAC said on :11/Jun/2008 at 07:06

    The news about his health is so sad. What a wonderful man/couple they are.

    BAC

  14. Ahmed Mohamed said on :2/Jul/2008 at 09:07

    May God bless him and his better half

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