Thursday, January 08, 2009 | 1:54 a.m.

Newman Embraced Ordinariness

by Froma Harrop

WESTPORT, Conn. — With his global fame, devastating blue eyes and career of playing lovable anti-heroes, Paul Newman could have gotten away with anything. He could have been a jerk. But he wasn't.

That may sound like a backhanded compliment, but in an age when Cat 5 winds push stars of his caliber into lives of bed-hopping dissipation, Newman's quest for stability stands out. Newman never became homeless by acquiring too many homes. He passed on the portfolio of flashy properties ...

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Posted by: Shirley Hoon
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Wed Oct 1, 2008 9:21 AM

I read your article from The Providence Journal in our local paper toady. Such a great man! I sent an e-mail to Sports Illustrated. I would like to see a commemorative day to honor Mr Newman - Everyone could buy one of Newman's Own products to support his work and honor his memory on that day.

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