One of the coolest and the best. Hang in there, Paul.

harshmellow

I wonder if he ever worked around nuclear test sites like John Wayne.

WGARefugee

More terrible news.

Jesus, this sucks.

Sailor

Awww. Prayers to him and his family if this is true. If not, leave the cranky old man alone.

lolacat(ΩΜ)

I love him. I do hope for the best for him.

sassydeerrun

One of the all time Great actors who didnt have to get all the good lines and was happy to be part of an ensemble. A class act all the way. Hang in there, Paul.

frodo2206

This is the worst part of getting older. You realize that they really DON'T make 'em like they used to. This sucks beyond the telling.

jackass penguin

Somewhere up in the sky, Steve McQueen is saying "that sonofabitch is ripping me off again."

Get well soon, Paul. We miss ya.

A Pimp Named DaveR

You win this round cancer, but science will win the war. Nobody lays a hand on Paul Newman and gets away with it.

A pertinent link for a sad day: www.fuckdeath.org

Benny

The 40th anniversary of 1968 has its own bizarre damage report - the potential fall of towering icons of the 60's by natural causes.

CrankYank

Sad, indeed. I won't try to top anybody's graceful words so far but here's a cool Newman anecdote.

A friend of my mom's was in an ice cream shop in Connecticut several years ago. She pays for her cone, turns, and sees guess who. He was gracious, signed an autograph and was pretty much everything you'd hope/expect Paul Newman to be.

As she got in her car, he came out and tapped on the window. She rolled it down and he gently said, "Excuse me, but I think you put your ice cream in your purse."

Be well, Fast Eddie.

thebullfrog

Well hell, if that isn't the worse news ever.

Hollywood just can't make icons anymore. Newman, Eastwood: who in the last 20 years has even come close to those guys?

Dave J.

Newman's a tough old bird. I have faith that he will fight this with everything he's got.

Anyone who's done this much good has some seriously awesome karma in his corner.

MsMuffinMcGuffin

"Terminal lung cancer" in an 83-year-old man, smoker or non-smoker, is not such a shocker. Everyone remembers Paul Newman from his glory days, which were decades ago. We don't realize these people are getting old. Eighty three is a very long life, and all we can hope for is that he lives out his remaining days in comfort.

dluvvly

Saddest of all is the generation coming of age now who will only know him from that salad dressing they got with their McSalad.

CourageousCoward

Paul will go to heaven because not even satan can't eat 50 eggs.

WGARefugee

A few years ago, one of my friends waited on Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward at an upscale sporting goods store. The manager offered to close the store for them, but he refused. He and his wife were gracious to everyone who appraoched them. My friend tried to offer him a "VIP discount" and he turned it down, saying "Sweetie, I'm rich."

south2nd

Beautiful man. Beautiful life. And most importantly, the love of his beautiful wife.

Love Love Love Paul Newman.

kookla

@thebullfrog: No offence but, that ice cream story has been around for YEARS....
[www.snopes.com]

GracyRules

I still remember when I saw his picture on a Cat in a Hot Tin Roof DVD box. I knew I had to see that movie. I hope this news is totally untrue.

Jaguares

I pray that it is a rumor. I love this man with all my heart.

TrixieCrow

@Dave J.: I attribute it to the fact that people really don't want icons anymore. They want to bring celebrities down to a they're-just-as messed-up-as-we- are level. You can see it in the glee of a zillion internet bloggers whenever a celebrity makes a fool of his/herself.

Sad about the news. I don't think it's a bad thing that younger people probably only know him as the guy on jars of tomato sauce and cartons of lemonade. If they realize his charitable inclinations behind all that, I think that is acclaim enough. He's a good man.

Losin_it

This sucks. Paul is the last of the really great movie stars and a charitable guy who puts his money where his mouth is. I so hope this is not true, but I have a sinking suspicion it is.

SanFranBetsu

Fuck. I'm gonna have a home Newman filmfest for luck.

Snow Canyon, Utah apparently had a lot of fallout from nuclear blasts in Yucca Flats, Nevada. @WGARefugee: [www.imdb.com]

Xylo

I'm a realist. As much as I have unabashed heterosexual man-love for Paul Newman, the realist says this has to happen sometime.

That said, I was hoping it wouldn't be for another 40 or 50 years. And that said, it would be wonderful if this was a rumour.

Truly, a role model.

MCU

@Xylo: Good catch--that's something that makes you go hmmm...

WGARefugee

He's one of the Last of the Class Acts, and no mistake. So much to admire, from the body of cinematic work and philanthropy, to that enduring marriage to the exquisite Ms. Woodward.

83 years may indeed represent a ripe old age, but it's still life to the one who's living. Godspeed, Mr. Newman--no matter what your condition may actually be.

mothrafairy

@mothrafairy
I agree.

regisgoat

One of true Beautiful People.

Shaking the tree, boss. Shaking the tree.

Cacafuego

Gosh I hope this isn't true. He's one of those guys you think will be around forever.

Twinkie-the-Kid

Him and Joanne have had one of the few Hollywood marriages I respect.

lesbiansayswhat