Entry for January 26, 2009

Today would have been Paul's 84th birthday. Lots of love from the Screen Actor's Guild Awards last night, with James Earl Jones using the final moments of his speech for his Life Achievement Award to salute Paul with a twist on the PLN's early role in Somebody Up There Likes Me: "Paul Newman, somebody down here likes you." (Bit of trivia, Paul and Joanne were honored with the same award in 1985 and while Jones and Newman never acted together on screen, [still researching stage roles...] they did both appear in a documentary to Martin Luther King in 1970.)






Paul also was the final celebrity in the yearly "In Memorium" segment, with brief clips of him in Cool Hand Luke and Road to Perdition, among others.

2009-01-26 23:01:03 GMT

Happy Birthday & Anniversary!

Happy birthday Paul! January 26th marks Paul’s 83rd birthday but even more amazing, next Tuesday the 29th marks Paul and Joanne’s 50th wedding anniversary! Newman and Woodward married on January 29th, 1958 in Las Vegas, 3 days after Newman's 33rd birthday. Most reports say they honeymooned in Paris, but the video "Life: Great Romances" claims they honeymooned at the Connaught Hotel in London. Congrats you crazy kids!



Not sure if this is real or not but found this wedding vow text attributed to the Newmans on www.ourultimatewedding.com:



Happiness in marriage is not something that just happens. A good marriage must be created. In the Art of Marriage: The little things are the big things. It is never being too old to hold hands. It is remembering to say 'I love you' at least once a day. It is never going to sleep angry. It is at no time taking the other for granted; the courtship should not end with the honeymoon, it should continue through all the years. It is having a mutual sense of values and common objectives. It is standing together facing the world. It is forming a circle of love that gathers in the whole family.





No confirmation whether or not Paul actually underwent surgery recently as a response to the cancer rumor. Only source that cites this event is The National Enquirer. We all hope Paul is doing well, regardless of truth of this rumor and hope the vultures in the press leave him in peace in his golden years.

January 26th, 1999

Paul turns 74! Please join me in singing.....