Courtesy BBC News
Oscar-winning film legend Paul Newman has died of cancer at the age of 83.
The blue-eyed star of movies like Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid died in his Connecticut home on Friday, surrounded by family and close friends.
A statement from Newman’s family said: “His death was as private and discreet as the way he had lived his life.”
His Butch Cassidy co-star Robert Redford paid tribute, saying: “There is a point where feelings go beyond words… I have lost a real friend.”
The star’s five daughters praised their father’s “selfless humility and generosity” in a statement released to the press.
“Paul Newman played many unforgettable roles,” they said.
“But the ones for which he was proudest never had top billing on the marquee: Devoted husband, loving father, adoring grandfather, dedicated philanthropist.”
In Los Angeles, flowers were to be placed on Newman’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as the Motion Picture Association of America hailed his “extraordinary career.”
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The iconic actor starred in some 60 films in a career that spanned five decades.
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