It’s a sad morning today, Paul Newman succumbed to his cancer on Friday and passed away at the age of 83.

Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning superstar who personified cool as an activist, race car driver, popcorn impresario and the anti-hero of such films as “Hud,” “Cool Hand Luke” and “The Color of Money,” has died, a spokeswoman said Saturday. He was 83.

Newman died Friday of cancer, spokeswoman Marni Tomljanovic said. No other details were immediately available.

In May, Newman he had dropped plans to direct a fall production of “Of Mice and Men,” citing unspecified health issues.

I think that the world has lost one of the most amazing actors in the world. Many including myself thought he would live forever. It’s hard to think that a great person could be mortal.

I loved Paul Newman in The Color of Money. I could watch that movie over and over again…

Our thoughts are with the whole Newman family today.

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