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Paul Newman

Who

Paul Newman · Arts & Literature

What

American actor and philanthropist (Cool Hand Luke, The Hustler); Jewish father of Hungarian and Polish descent.

When

1925, Shaker Heights, Ohio, United States — 2008, Westport, Connecticut, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Paul Newman is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — American actor and philanthropist (Cool Hand Luke, The Hustler); Jewish father of Hungarian and Polish descent.

How & why

Paul Newman was an American actor, film director and philanthropist who starred in classics such as The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, winning an Academy Award for The Color of Money. His Newman's Own food company donated all profits to charity. He had documented Jewish ancestry through his father, of Hungarian and Polish Jewish descent, and identified as Jewish.

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Newman

Contributions & Sources

American actor and philanthropist (Cool Hand Luke, The Hustler); Jewish father of Hungarian and Polish descent.

1967

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Newman