Legendary film star Paul Newman, whose brilliant blue eyes, good looks and talent made him one of Hollywood's top actors over six decades, has died at age 83 after a long battle with cancer.
Newman died yesterday (NZ time) at his farmhouse near Westport, Connecticut, said his Los Angeles-based spokesman Jeff Sanderson.
"His death was as private and discreet as the way he had lived his life, a humble artist who never thought of himself as 'big,' surrounded by his beloved family and the close circle of friends," said a statement released by his family on Saturday.
