But Newman was always modest about his talent and success. As he wrote of his professional beginnings in his posthumously published 2022 memoir, “It was my appearance that got m ...

Paul Newman originally wanted to be a football player ... He played football in high school and college before enlisting in the U.S. Navy Air Corps, where he served as a radio operator (as ...

Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward first met on Broadway in 1953 and remained married until his death in 2008 Emily Weaver is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.