Editing Paul Newman (section)

==Career==
=== 1953–1958: Early roles ===
[[File:Paul Newman 1954.JPG|thumb|right|Newman in 1954]]

He made his [[Broadway theatre]] debut in the original production of [[William Inge]]'s ''[[Picnic (play)|Picnic]]'' with [[Kim Stanley]] in 1953. While working on the production, he met [[Joanne Woodward]], an understudy. The two married in 1958. He also appeared in the original Broadway production of ''[[The Desperate Hours (play)|The Desperate Hours]]'' in 1955. In 1959, he was in the original Broadway production of ''[[Sweet Bird of Youth]]'' with [[Geraldine Page]] and three years later starred with Page in the film version. During this time Newman started acting in television. His first credited role was in a 1952 episode of ''[[Tales of Tomorrow]]'' entitled "Ice from Space".<ref>{{cite episode|title=Ice From Space|series=Tales of Tomorrow|series-link=Tales of Tomorrow|airdate=August 8, 1952|season=1|number=43}}</ref> In the mid-1950s, he appeared twice on [[CBS]]'s ''Appointment with Adventure'' [[anthology series]].

In February 1954, Newman appeared in a [[screen test]] with [[James Dean]], directed by [[Gjon Mili]], for ''[[East of Eden (film)|East of Eden]]'' (1955). Newman was tested for the role of Aron Trask, Dean for the role of Aron's twin brother Cal. Dean won his part, but Newman lost out to [[Richard Davalos]]. That same year, as a last-minute replacement for Dean, he co-starred with [[Eva Marie Saint]] and [[Frank Sinatra]] in a live, color television broadcast of ''[[Our Town (television)|Our Town]]'', which was a musical adaptation of [[Thornton Wilder]]'s stage play.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Weiner|first1=Ed|title=The TV Guide TV Book: 40 Years of the All-Time Greatest Television Facts, Fads, Hits, and History|url=https://archive.org/details/tvguidetvbook40y00wein|url-access=registration|place=New York|publisher=Harper Collins|year=1992|edition=First|page=[https://archive.org/details/tvguidetvbook40y00wein/page/118 118]}}</ref> After Dean's death, Newman replaced Dean in the role of a boxer in a television adaptation of Hemingway's story "The Battler", written by A. E. Hotchner, that was broadcast live on October 18, 1955. That performance led to his breakthrough role as Rocky Graziano in the film ''[[Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956 film)|Somebody Up There Likes Me]]'' in 1956.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Weber |first=Bruce |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/15/books/a-e-hotchner-dead.html |title=A. E. Hotchner, Writer and Friend of the Famous, Dies at 102|date=February 15, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=March 4, 2020|archive-date=February 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215213813/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/15/books/a-e-hotchner-dead.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Dean connection had additional resonance. Newman was cast as Billy the Kid in ''[[The Left Handed Gun]]'', which was a role originally earmarked for Dean. Additionally, Dean was originally cast to play the role of [[Rocky Graziano]] in ''Somebody Up There Likes Me''; however, with his death, Newman got the role.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/apr/14/the-legacy-of-james-dean|title=Would James Dean have been a Newman or a Brando?|first=John|last=Patterson|work=The Guardian|date=April 14, 2014|access-date=March 4, 2020|archive-date=November 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111204926/http://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/apr/14/the-legacy-of-james-dean|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Wise, Robert, (2006). ''Somebody Up There Likes Me Commentary''. Turner Entertainment.</ref>

Newman's first film for Hollywood was ''[[The Silver Chalice (film)|The Silver Chalice]]'' (1954), co-starring Italian actress [[Pier Angeli]]. The film was a box-office failure, and the actor would later acknowledge his disdain for it.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKRWD9ec_Eo|title=Inside The Actors Studio – Paul Newman |publisher=YouTube |date=June 8, 2011|access-date=February 1, 2012|archive-date=July 7, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707175151/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKRWD9ec_Eo&feature=plcp|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1956, Newman garnered much attention and acclaim for the role of Rocky Graziano in [[Robert Wise]]'s biographical film ''Somebody Up There Likes Me''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/52009-SOMEBODY-UP-THERE-LIKES-ME?cxt=filmography|access-date=June 20, 2023|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> That year, he also played the lead in [[Arnold Laven]]'s [[The Rack (1956 film)|''The Rack'']].<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/51964-THE-RACK?cxt=filmography|access-date=June 20, 2023|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> In 1957, Newman worked again with director Wise in ''[[Until They Sail]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/52428-UNTIL-THEY-SAIL?cxt=filmography|access-date=June 20, 2023|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> Also that year, he acted in [[Michael Curtiz]]'s ''[[The Helen Morgan Story]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/52211-THE-HELEN-MORGAN-STORY?cxt=filmography|access-date=June 20, 2023|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref>

=== 1958–1979: Career stardom and acclaim ===
[[File:The Hustler 1961 screenshot 4.png|thumb|left|Newman in ''[[The Hustler]]'' (1961)]]
In 1958, he starred in ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958 film)|Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'' opposite [[Elizabeth Taylor]]. The film was a box-office smash, and Newman garnered his first Academy Award nomination. Also in 1958, Newman starred in ''[[The Long, Hot Summer]]'' with his future wife, [[Joanne Woodward]], with whom he reconnected on the set in 1957 (they had first met in 1953). He won Best Actor at the [[1958 Cannes Film Festival]] for this film. He and Woodward also appeared on screen earlier in 1958 in the [[Playhouse 90]] [[television play]] ''[[The 80 Yard Run (Playhouse 90)|The 80 Yard Run]].''<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|title=Film Showmen Continue Dubious On Stars' Pre-Release Telecasting; Shaken by Suzy Parker Roast|date=January 22, 1958|page=7|url=https://archive.org/details/variety209-1958-01/page/n434/mode/1up?view=theater|access-date=October 20, 2021|via=[[Archive.org]]}}</ref> The couple would go on to make a total of 16 films together.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/6199631/the-last-movie-stars-review-hbo-max/|title=The Last Movie Stars Traces the Legacy of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in Six Dazzling Parts|magazine=Time|first=Stephanie|last=Zacharek|date=July 22, 2022|access-date=July 25, 2022}}</ref>

In 1959, Newman starred in ''[[The Young Philadelphians]]'', a film that co-starred [[Barbara Rush]], [[Robert Vaughn]] and [[Alexis Smith]], and was directed by [[Vincent Sherman]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2023}} He also co-starred with Woodward in the film ''[[Rally Round the Flag, Boys!]].''<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/52700-RALLY-ROUND-THE-FLAG-BOYS?cxt=filmography|access-date=2023-07-25|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> In 1960, he starred in ''[[Exodus (1960 film)|Exodus]]''<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/53140-EXODUS?cxt=filmography|access-date=2023-08-05|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> and co-starred with Woodward in ''[[From the Terrace]].''<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/53150-FROM-THE-TERRACE?cxt=filmography|access-date=2023-08-05|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref>

In 1961, he starred in [[Robert Rossen]]'s ''[[The Hustler]].'' The film, which was based on a [[The Hustler (novel)|book of the same name]] by [[Walter Tevis]], tells the story of small-time pool [[Hustling|hustler]] "Fast Eddie" Felson (Newman), who challenges a legendary pool player ([[Jackie Gleason]]). The film was a critical and financial hit. In the best actor category Newman won the [[British Academy of Film and Television Arts]] and the Argentinian Film Festival, at the Academy Awards he was nominated.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/23699|access-date=2023-09-18|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> [[Stanley Kauffmann]], writing for ''[[The New Republic]]'', praised the principal cast, calling Newman "first-rate".<ref name="newrep">{{cite magazine|last=Kauffmann|first=Stanley|date=1961-10-09|title=The Talent of Paul Newman|magazine=The New Republic|pages=28}}</ref>

Also that year, he co-starred with Woodward in ''[[Paris Blues]].''

In 1963, he starred in ''[[Hud (1963 film)|Hud]]''  and co-starred with Woodward in ''[[A New Kind of Love]].'' In 1966, he starred in ''[[Torn Curtain]]'' and ''[[Harper (film)|Harper]].''

In 1967, he starred in [[Martin Ritt]]'s ''[[Hombre (film)|Hombre]].''<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/23288-HOMBRE?cxt=filmography|access-date=2023-07-29|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> The film received many good reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hombre - Movie Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hombre/reviews|access-date=2023-07-29|website=www.rottentomatoes.com|language=en}}</ref> Also that year, he starred in [[Stuart Rosenberg]]'s ''[[Cool Hand Luke]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/22697-COOL-HAND-LUKE?cxt=filmography|access-date=2023-07-29|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> Newman was nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|title=1968 {{!}} Oscars.org {{!}} Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences|url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1968|access-date=2023-07-29|website=www.oscars.org|date=October 4, 2014|language=en}}</ref> In 2005, the United States [[Library of Congress]] selected the film for preservation in the [[National Film Registry]], considering it "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry|url=https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-05-262/librarian-of-congress-adds-25-films-to-national-film-registry-2/2005-12-20/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126213453/https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-05-262/librarian-of-congress-adds-25-films-to-national-film-registry-2/2005-12-20/|archive-date=November 26, 2020|access-date=2020-09-21|website=Library of Congress}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Complete National Film Registry Listing|url=https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305191832/https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-film-preservation-board/film-registry/complete-national-film-registry-listing/|archive-date=March 5, 2016|access-date=2020-09-21|website=Library of Congress}}</ref> Critic [[Roger Ebert]] wrote, "''Luke'' is the first Newman character to understand himself well enough to tell us to shove off. He's through risking his neck to make us happy. With this film, Newman completes a cycle of five films over six years, and together they have something to say about the current status of heroism".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/cool-hand-luke-1967|title=Cool Hand Luke movie review|website=Rogerebert.com|access-date=August 19, 2023}}</ref>

In 1968, Newman directed ''[[Rachel, Rachel]]'' starring Woodward and based on [[Margaret Laurence]]'s ''A Jest of God.'' According to Woodward, Newman didn't like the book and had no intention of directing the film. He changed his mind when Woodward couldn't find any other director. To do the project, the pair accepted a deferred payment. The film was nominated for four [[Academy Awards]] including [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] and won two [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globes]] including [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director|Best Director]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/22952-RACHEL-RACHEL?cxt=filmography|access-date=2023-07-26|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref>

In 1969, Newman co-starred with Woodward in [[James Goldstone]]'s car racing film ''[[Winning (film)|Winning]].''<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/20602-WINNING?cxt=filmography|access-date=2023-07-26|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> It was one of the top-grossing film that year in the US reaching the thirteenth position and grossed $14,644,335.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Numbers - Top-Grossing Movies of 1969|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/market/1969/top-grossing-movies|access-date=2023-09-25|website=The Numbers}}</ref>

Also that year, he teamed up with fellow actor [[Robert Redford]] and director [[George Roy Hill]] for ''[[Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid]]''. Prior to even writing a script, scriptwriter [[William Goldman]] talked to Newman about his ideas on approaching the subject matter. Once a script was completed, actor [[Steve McQueen]] who read it called Newman suggesting that they star in it together. Newman, assuming he would play the character of Sundance, suggested that they jointly buy the intellectual property to which McQueen hesitated. It was eventually bought by producer [[Paul Monash]], and Newman was cast as Butch, which created a title change and Redford as Sundance. Newman explained that for the scene where his character performs bicycle tricks a stuntman was hired who left director Hill unsatisfied; Newman had to perform the tricks. Furthermore, Newman explained that it was him and Goldman who developed the musical interlude. The film was a success, grossing over $15 million at the box office, and it was fourth highest-grossing film of the year. At the Academy Awards it was nominated for Best Picture as well as winning and receiving nominations in other categories.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/20673-BUTCH-CASSIDYANDTHESUNDANCEKID?_gl=1*csm4jq*_ga*MTUyNjk5Njg5OC4xNjg0NTUyNDA3*_ga_WG5NKRT3RK*MTY5NDU0NzUyNy41LjAuMTY5NDU0NzUyNy42MC4wLjA.|access-date=2023-09-12|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref>

Finally that year, along with [[Barbra Streisand]] and [[Sidney Poitier]], Newman formed [[First Artists Production Company]] so actors could secure properties and develop movie projects for themselves.<ref name="new">{{cite news|last=Hollie|first=Pamela G.|date=December 23, 1979|title=First Artists Star-Crossed Child of the 1960s|page=F3|newspaper=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1979/12/23/archives/first-artistsstarcrossed-child-of-the-1960s-at-a-glance-first.html}}</ref>

In 1970, Newman produced and co-starred with Woodward in [[Stuart Rosenberg]]'s ''[[WUSA (film)|WUSA]],'' based on [[Robert Stone (novelist)|Robert Stone]]'s novel ''[[A Hall of Mirrors]].'' Newman and his partner John Foreman purchased the rights for $50,000. The film flopped both commercially and critically.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/23499-WUSA?cxt=filmography|access-date=2023-07-26|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> However, Newman later said that it is "the most significant film I've ever made and the best".<ref>Walker, John, ed., ''[[Halliwell's Film Guide]].'' New York: Harper Perennial, 1977. {{ISBN|0-06-273241-2}}. p. 1276</ref>
In 1971, Newman directed and starred in [[Sometimes a Great Notion (film)|''Sometimes a Great Notion'']] based on [[Ken Kesey]]'s [[Sometimes a Great Notion|novel]]. Although several directors were considered, it was announced that Newman would direct. However, [[Richard A. Colla]] was signed to direct the film in May 1970. Five weeks after principal photography began, Colla left the project due to "artistic differences over photographic concept", as well as a required throat operation. At the same time, Newman broke his ankle and the production shut down {{nowrap|on July 29.}} As co-executive producer, Newman considered replacing Colla with George Roy Hill, but Hill declined the offer, so when filming resumed two weeks later, Newman was directing.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/54217-SOMETIMES-A-GREAT-NOTION?cxt=filmography|access-date=2023-07-23|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> [[File:Paul Newman Once Upon a Wheel 1971.JPG|thumb|170px|Newman on the set of ''[[Once Upon a Wheel]]'' (1971)]]
Also that year, Newman hosted [[David Winters (choreographer)|David Winters]]' made-for-TV documentary ''[[Once Upon a Wheel]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=April 9, 1971|title=Paul Newman explores race car drivers' dangerous fast lives|journal=The World|pages=TV: 7}}</ref> Winters said that at the time Newman had publicly stated he didn't want to do television and turned it down for this reason until he pitched his vision to him.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Winters|first=David|title=Tough guys do dance|publisher=Indigo River Publishing|year=2018|isbn=978-1-948080-27-9|location=Pensacola, Florida|pages=2582–2670|language=English}}</ref> Newman, a race car enthusiast, said, "The show gives me a chance to get close to a sport I'm crazy about, I love to test a car on my own, to see what I can do, but racing with 25 other guys is a whole different thing. There are so many variable, the skill demanded is tremendous."<ref>{{Cite journal|date=April 18, 1971|title=Paul Newman in 'driver's seat'|journal=Longview News-Journal|volume=41|pages=Sunday: 3}}</ref> [[Bob Bondurant]], Newman's driving instructor who appears in the film,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hamilton|first=Judy|date=April 18, 1971|title=And it's pro Bob Bondurant who put him behind the wheel|journal=World-Herald|pages=Entertainment:11–12}}</ref> explained that ''Once Upon a Wheel'' was a passion project for Newman "because he wanted to learn how to drive", and that he refused projects that would have paid him a much larger salary.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Shull|first=Richard K.|date=April 17, 1971|title=Teaches Stars to Drive|journal=The Ithaca Journal|pages=Showtime: 21|via=}}</ref> The project marked Newman's return to television after a decade long absence,<ref>{{Cite journal|date=April 18, 1971|title='Once upon a wheel' Newman hosts program exploring facets of racings|journal=Press-Telegram|volume=20|pages=Tele-Vues: Five}}</ref> and his first time as the lead of a program.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=April 18, 1971|title='Once Upon a Wheel' is a first|journal=The Town Talk|volume=LXXXIX|pages=Section B: Eleven}}</ref> During post-production, Winters said that Newman, who liked what he saw, gave him the idea to add some footage to sell it as a theatrical film worldwide.<ref name=":0" /> Upon its release, the documentary generally received good reviews for its directing, pace, photography, music, and human interest stories.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gross|first=Ben|date=April 19, 1971|title=The Diana Ross special tops weekend TV shows|journal=Daily News|volume=52|pages=35}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Lowry|first=Cynthia|date=April 19, 1971|title='Once Upon a Wheel' is successful effort|journal=Pottsville Republican|volume=CLXXI|pages=19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Anderson|first=Jack|date=April 20, 1971|title=Auto race special exciting|journal=The Miami Herald|pages=4–B}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Harris|first=Harry|date=April 19, 1971|title=Diana Ross is supreme making people laugh|journal=The Philadelphia Inquirer|volume=284|pages=15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Bishop|first=Jerry|date=April 28, 1971|title=Why can't Tv movie people tell the story of racing as it is?|journal=Longview Daily News|pages=47}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Coffey|first=Jerry|date=April 20, 1970|title=Southwest of 1914-15 setting for two shows|journal=Forth Worth Star-Telegram|pages=6–A}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Hopkins|first=Tom|date=April 19, 1971|title=ABC uses special as giant promotions|journal=Dayton Daily News|volume=94|pages=52}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Greene|first=Jerry|date=April 20, 1971|title=Tv Capture racing drama|journal=Florida Today|pages=1C}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Newton|first=Dwight|date=April 19, 1971|title=A career in crescendo|journal=San Francisco Examiner|pages=19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Dubrow|first=Rick|date=April 19, 1971|title=Diana Ross, a complete act|journal=The Windsor Star|pages=22}}</ref>

In 1972, Newman's vehicles produced by First Artists included ''[[Pocket Money]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Pocket Money|url=http://www.tvguide.com/movies/pocket-money/review/109377/|access-date=July 6, 2018|work=[[TV Guide]]|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]}}</ref> and ''[[The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean]]''. Also that year, Newman directed [[The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (film)|''The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds'']], the screen version of the [[Pulitzer Prize]]-winning play [[The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds|of the same name]]''.'' It was in competition at the [[Cannes Film Festival]], and Joanne Woodward won the best actress award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/54493|access-date=2023-07-29|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref>

In 1973, Newman reunited with director George Roy Hill and fellow actor Robert Redford in ''[[The Sting]]''. The film made over $68,000,000 in the North American box office, and was the highest-grossing film of 1974.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/54391-THE-STING?sid=e192d103-4643-46b6-bd81-f5451a757046&sr=6.71077&cp=1&pos=0|access-date=2023-07-24|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> For his participation, Newman received top billing, $500,000 and a percentage of the profits.<ref>{{cite book|last=J. Quirk|first=Lawrence|url=https://archive.org/details/paulnewmanlife0000quir/page/212/mode/2up?q=sting|title=Paul Newman: A Life|date=September 16, 2009|publisher=Taylor Trade Publishing|isbn=978-1-5897-9438-2|pages=212–215|url-access=registration}}</ref> The film was awarded Best Picture at the Academy Awards.<ref name="Oscars1974">{{cite web|title=The 46th Academy Awards (1974) Nominees and Winners|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1974|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315090403/http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1974|archive-date=March 15, 2015|access-date=December 31, 2011|website=Oscars.org}}</ref>

In 1974, Newman co-starred with [[Steve McQueen]] in [[John Guillermin]]'s disaster film ''[[The Towering Inferno]]''. Newman plays an architect stuck in a skyscraper he designed that catches fire. Newman was paid $1,000,000 plus a percentage of the gross, and he insisted he do his own stunts. The film was a success and its North American gross was $55,000,000.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/54398-THE-TOWERING-INFERNO?cxt=filmography|access-date=June 21, 2023|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref>

In 1975, his third film with First Artists was the ''Harper'' sequel ''[[The Drowning Pool (film)|The Drowning Pool]]'', in which Woodward appeared.

[[File:Paul Newman and Roy Hill, RIT NandE 1976 Jul12 Complete.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Newman (left) and director George Roy Hill on the set of ''[[Slap Shot]]'' in 1976]]

In 1977, he reunited with director Hill in the hockey sport comedy ''[[Slap Shot]].'' At the time of its release the film received mixed reviews, many saying that it was "setting a new standard in its use of obscenities". Years later on Home Video and cable showings the film gained a cult status.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/55251-SLAP-SHOT?cxt=filmography|access-date=2023-07-24|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref>

=== 1980–1999: Late career roles and Oscar win  ===
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In 1980, Newman directed the television screen version of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play ''[[The Shadow Box]]''. In 1981, he acted in [[Sydney Pollack]]'s ''[[Absence of Malice]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/56536-ABSENCE-OF-MALICE?cxt=filmography|access-date=2023-07-25|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> He starred in [[Sidney Lumet]]'s ''[[The Verdict]]'' in 1982. The film was nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Picture]], and Newman received a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/56898-THE-VERDICT?cxt=filmography|access-date=2023-07-25|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> In 1984, Newman starred in and directed ''[[Harry & Son]]''.

In 1986, twenty-five years after ''The Hustler'', Newman reprised his role of "Fast Eddie" Felson in the [[Martin Scorsese]]-directed film ''[[The Color of Money]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/57292-THE-COLOR-OF-MONEY?cxt=filmography|access-date=June 20, 2023|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> for which he finally received the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]].<ref>{{cite web|title="1986 Award Winners". National Board of Review of Motion Pictures|url=http://www.nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1986/|website=National Board of Review|access-date=October 31, 2016|date=2016|archive-date=December 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161207025144/http://www.nationalboardofreview.org/award-years/1986/|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was a commercial success although it received mixed reviews. Newman starred alongside [[Tom Cruise]], [[Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio]], and [[John Turturro]]. [[File:Paul Newman Cannes 1987.jpg|thumb|upright|Newman at the [[1987 Cannes Film Festival]]]]In mid-1987, Newman sued [[Universal Pictures]] for allegedly failing to properly account for revenues from video distribution of four of his films made for Universal, and Universal owed him at least $1 million participation for the home video versions of ''[[The Sting]]'', ''[[Slap Shot]]'', ''[[Winning (film)|Winning]]'' and ''[[Sometimes a Great Notion (film)|Sometimes a Great Notion]]''. The complaint claimed that Universal accounted for the cassette revenues in a way that improperly decreased amounts due to Newman, with the actor wanting a full accounting along with $2 million in damages.<ref>{{Cite news|date=June 3, 1987|title=Newman Sues U For Vid|page=5|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

Also in 1987, Newman directed a screen version of [[Tennessee Williams]]' ''[[The Glass Menagerie (1987 film)|The Glass Menagerie]]'' starring his wife, [[Joanne Woodward]], [[John Malkovich]], and [[Karen Allen]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/57628-THE-GLASSMENAGERIE|access-date=2023-07-29|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> The film was in competition at the [[Cannes Film Festival]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=THE GLASS MENAGERIE|url=https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/f/the-glass-menagerie/|access-date=2023-07-29|website=Festival de Cannes|language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' called it "a reverent record" of the Williams play "one watches with a kind of distant dreaminess rather than an intense emotional involvement", and cited the "brilliant performances ... well defined by Newman's direction".<ref>(December 31, 1986) [https://variety.com/1986/film/reviews/the-glass-menagerie-5-1200427087/#! ''Variety'' review]</ref>

In 1990, Newman co-starred with Woodward in the [[James Ivory]] film adaptation ''[[Mr. and Mrs. Bridge]]'' based on the [[Evan S. Connell]] [[Mrs. Bridge|novel of the same name]]. In 1994, Newman played alongside [[Tim Robbins]] as the character Sidney J. Mussburger in the [[Coen brothers]] comedy ''[[The Hudsucker Proxy]]'', which received mixed reviews.<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/60140-THE-HUDSUCKER-PROXY?cxt=filmography|access-date=2023-07-25|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref> Also that year, he acted in [[Robert Benton]]'s ''[[Nobody's Fool (1994 film)|Nobody's Fool]]'' earning yet another nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Actor]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=AFI{{!}}Catalog|url=https://catalog.afi.com/Film/60413-NOBODYS-FOOL?cxt=filmography|access-date=2023-07-25|website=catalog.afi.com}}</ref>

=== 2000–2008 ===
In 2003, Newman appeared in a Broadway revival of Wilder's ''[[Our Town]]'', receiving a [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play]] nomination for his performance. [[PBS]] and the cable network [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] aired a taping of the production, and Newman was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/paul-newman|title=Paul Newman|work=Television Academy|access-date=October 21, 2015|archive-date=April 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210424220705/https://www.emmys.com/bios/paul-newman|url-status=live}}</ref> for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie. Newman's last live-action movie appearance was as a conflicted mob boss in the [[Sam Mendes]] directed film ''[[Road to Perdition]]'' (2002) opposite [[Tom Hanks]], [[Jude Law]], and [[Stanley Tucci]]. For his performance he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Although he continued to provide voice work for movies, Newman's last live-action appearance was in the 2005 HBO mini-series ''[[Empire Falls (miniseries)|Empire Falls]]'' (based on the [[Empire Falls|Pulitzer Prize-winning novel]] by [[Richard Russo]]), in which he played the dissolute father of the protagonist, Miles Roby, and for which he won a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]] and a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie]].

In keeping with his strong interest in car racing, he provided the voice of [[Doc Hudson]], a retired anthropomorphic race car, in ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]'' (2006). This was his final role in a major feature film, as well as his only animated film role. Almost nine years after his death, he received billing as Doc Hudson in ''[[Cars 3]]'' (2017), his appearance made through the use of archive recordings. Newman retired from acting in May 2007, saying: "You start to lose your memory, you start to lose your confidence, you start to lose your invention. So I think that's pretty much a closed book for me."<ref>[http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21797406-2,00.html "Paul Newman quits films after stellar career"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070528072858/http://www.news.com.au/story/0%2C23599%2C21797406-2%2C00.html |date=May 28, 2007 }}, News.com.au. May 27, 2007. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6695939.stm ''Hollywood star Newman to retire''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120325035223/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6695939.stm |date=March 25, 2012 }}, bbc.co.uk, May 27, 2007.</ref> He came out of retirement to record narration for the 2007 documentary ''[[Dale (film)|Dale]]'', about the life of [[NASCAR]] driver [[Dale Earnhardt]], and for the 2008 documentary ''[[The Meerkats]]'', his final film role overall.