Paul Newman, who died in 2008 at the age of 83, left an unforgettable and inimitable mark on Hollywood cinema. Famous for her hypnotic piercing blue eyes and devilish good looks, she was also one of the Actors Studio’s most famous ambassadors.
The recent death of the late Robert Redford reminded us what a great duo he made alongside him in The Sting and Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid. Not forgetting his many great films: Cold Hand Luke, Judgment, Tower of Hell, Hombre, Martin Scorsese’s The Color of Silver…
In 1972, under the direction of veteran John Huston, he made the excellent western comedy Judge and Outlaw, in which he played the very famous (and authentic) Roy Bean, a bartender and arbitrary judge who nicknamed himself “Peco West Law”. A figure who has become so famous that he is part of American folklore, like Davy Crockett, Buffalo Bill or Wild Bill Hickok.
Paul Newman, then at the peak of his career, was surrounded by a great cast in this film, including Anthony Perkins, Stacey Keech, Michael Sarasin, Ned Beatty, Roddy McDowall, Jacqueline Bisset and Richard Farnsworth (the future hero of David Lynch’s true story).
“He is an egomaniac and a hypocrite”
And then another legend of Hollywood cinema: Ava Gardner. Considered one of the most beautiful women in the world in the 1950s, the former barefoot countess, Joseph L. Mankiewicz had a very difficult career in the following decades, between several marriages and divorces, high-profile affairs, alcohol abuse and a carefree life under the rule of dictator Franco in Spain.
By the early 1970s, its initial glory had clearly faded. In 1972, he starred with Paul Newman in the film Houston. And that’s not to say he didn’t really appreciate the experience, just like these comments reported by the site Farut.
“I can’t stand this man. He’s one of my least favorite actors. He’s an egomaniac and a hypocrite. He’s always on stage.”. Reports from the set have revealed that Ava Gardner’s drinking problems seem to have made her more irritable than usual while filming her scenes…
He ended his career on the small screen before dying of bronchial pneumonia in January 1990 at the age of 67.
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