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3 days ago · For most actors, having Newman as a mentor would be a dream come true, and in the ’80s, Tom Cruise hit the jackpot both on and off screen. Their on-screen pairing came in 1986’s The Color of Money, in which Newman proved that he could bridge an even wider Hollywood generational gap by reprising his role as pool master ‘Fast Eddie’ Felson from 1961’s The Hustler alongside up-and-coming star Cruise.
4 days ago · Dying of lung cancer at age 83 and was survived by his wife of 50 years, and the mother of 3 of his 6 children, Academy Award Winning Best Actress Joanne Woodward. Paul Newman was born Paul Leonard Newman on January 26, 1925 in Shaker Heights, Ohio, U.S and rose to fame during the 1950’s as one of Hollywood’s most talented actors, that ...
15 hours ago · The Longest Yard. Classic football comedy "The Longest Yard" is such a revered sports comedy movie that Hollywood felt the need to remake it in 2005 with Adam Sandler in the lead role of Paul ...
4 days ago · Racing career - The actor was a motorsport enthusiast for much of his adult life. He competed in numerous racing events, including the 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans, where he finished in second place. He co-owned his own racing team and competed into his 80s. © Getty Images
2 days ago · The tale you thought you knew: In DeLorean: The Rise, Fall, and Second Acts of the DeLorean Motor Company, journalist and author Matt Stone recounts the life and career of John Z. DeLorean, from his influential tenure at General Motors, where he played a pivotal role launching the Pontiac GTO and igniting the '60s muscle car phenomenon, to the founding in 1975 of the DeLorean Motor Company and its 1981 launch of the now-iconic sports car bearing his name.
15 hours ago · Derek Warwick currently works as a steward for the FIA at Formula One races. 1 hour ago. Having just turned 70, Derek Warwick has been reflecting on his life and death career in motorsport ...
2 days ago · In his professional life, Morecombe was an investment banker, perhaps best known for co-founding corporate broker Numis and more recently as president of Panmure Liberum. In his personal life, he was a racing fanatic and founder of his "baby" Chelsea Thoroughbreds. In both, he was a hugely popular figure before his death aged 60 this month.
