Robert Redford mourns loss of 'real friend' Newman

LOS ANGELES (AFP) - Robert Redford mourned the death of Paul Newman, describing his former co-star as "a real friend" whose life had left the world a better place, in comments reported Saturday.
Redford, 72, who starred alongside Newman in beloved Hollywood classics "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Sting", told Entertainment Tonight: "There is a point where feelings go beyond words."

"I have lost a real friend," he added. "My life -- and this country -- is better for his being in it."

Newman, who died on Friday aged 83, first starred alongside Redford in the 1969 "Butch Cassidy", the much-loved Western about two outlaws on the run.

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Damn. Just damn. This is the problem with getting old. I shall miss Paul Newman for much more than his acting. A life very well lived.

today

:toast:

and clearly a lot of other people did, too. The shelf was almost bare, although the other pasta sauces were plentiful.

People thinking of Newman when they go down the pasta aisle and making their own little purchase in his memory. What kind hearts people have.

Cleveland, Ohio must be proud.

But sad.

(p.s. Go Wings)

Go Wings, absolutely....but first:

GOBAMA!!

I can sing the songs from memory, and play it in my head. I must have seen it about 100 times as a kid. While I haven't watched it often as an adult, it's forever branded on my psyche. Also, of course, forever branding Redford and Newman together.

I liked "The Sting," too, but Butch & Sundance remain forever young and bold in my memory.

Two great men who have, in their own ways, made a positive difference with their success.