Saturday, September 27, 2008

PAUL NEWMAN 1925-2008

Noted film actor Paul Newman died Friday after a long struggle with cancer. Some of his most memorable roles were in the films Hud, The Long Hot Summer, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Hustler, and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, among many others. Some of these films are available at the Elk Grove Village Public Library.

EGVPL has several books that he co-authored:
Newman's Own Cookbook (1998) by Paul Newman and A.E. Hotchner; with the culinary and editorial assistance of Lisa Stalvey and Evie Righter (641.5 NEW)
The Hole in the Wall Gang Cookbook: Kid-friendly Recipes for Families to Make Together (1998) by Paul Newman and A.E. Hotchner; with the culinary and editorial assistance of Lisa Stalvey and Carol Wright (641.5973 NEW)
Shameless Exploitation in Pursuit of the Common Good (2003) by Paul Newman and A.E. Hotchner (338.7664 NEW)

There are a few biographies as well:
Paul Newman (1989) by Elena Oumano
Paul Newman: A Biography (1996) by Eric Lax.
Paul Newman (1996) by Lawrence J. Quirk.
Paul and Joanne: A Biography of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward (1988) by Joe Morella and Edward Z. Epstein 791.43028 MOR
There is also a DVD:
Paul Newman (2005) [A&E Television Network]

He will be missed.

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