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 26 Sept Paul Newman dies of cancer
Paul Newman (pictured) the Hollywood legend has died of cancer at the age of 83, according to his spokeswoman Marni Tomljanovic.
Tomljanovic told the press that Newman, who won universal acclaim for his acting talent in films such as, Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, died on Friday. She gave no further details.
Newman was nominated for an Oscar 10 times, winning a best actor trophy in 1987 for The Color Of Money.
In May 2007, he gave up acting saying he could no longer perform to the best of his ability. "I'm not able to work anymore... at the level that I would want to," he said during an interview with US broadcaster, ABC.
Earlier this year, Newman pulled out of directing a stage production of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men in Connecticut because of unspecified health problems.
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