His movies seem dated to me now. Like me, I suppose. We’ve used his salad dressing for years. The jokes on the labels were some of the first that Mr. B. could read, and he insists on buying more whenever we shop for groceries. I also liked his wife. Didn’t everyone?
MORE: I used to write obits, but I would never have attempted a movie star. This one is good.
UPDATE: Glad I missed this aspect of him, however: "President Jimmy Carter appointed him as his delegate to nuclear disarmament talks at the United Nations…In 1995, Newman bought a controlling interest in The Nation, a liberal political journal, and even began writing for it occasionally….Newman is also on the board of Cease Fire, a gun control group funded by prominent celebrities…."
THE TEXAS SCRIBBLER 
I remember him alongside Taylor in the Cat on the Tin Roof – I was stunned. Stunned and completely in love.
Don’t remember any other of his movies.
And I make my own, fresh, salad dressing.
You should try his dressings. They’re quite good. Profits after expenses go to charity. I remember Cool Hand Luke, best. I must have seen that ten times, mostly on television.
Profits after expenses go to charity.
One of the reasons I won’t try his merchandise.
I prefer making my own decisions, including charitable donations.
If you can find it,cause its old,like me,watch HUD.It is in black&white so the kids think its real dated,but the story is interesting,and you can see Newman has a great film future.
I saw HUD, a long time ago. It annoyed me that it wasn’t like McMurtry’s book. But Newman was always worth watching. I’m sorry he’s gone. It makes me feel closer to the wire myself.
Etat, nobody can manufacture and sell anything without expenses, including salaries and retirement and taxes. I’ve always found his salad dressing very tasty. If it hadn’t been, the charity bit wouldn’t have interested me for its own sake. Most of it goes to a summer camp he created for kids with serious or terminal illnesses, mentioned here…
http://robots.cnnfn.com/2008/07/17/smallbusiness/paul_newman.fsb/index.
…which also says he wrote the jokes on the labels. They’re silly, for the most part, which appeals to an eight-year-old.