Movie star, Philanthropist, and Race Car Driver Paul Newman's memoir--PAUL NEWMAN, The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man

Booktalk with Diana Korte · Jan 20, 2023 · 10m

Artist and singer Melissa Newman, one of the 5 daughters of actor Paul Newman who died in 2008, spoke with me about her dad’s posthumous memoir, “PAUL NEWMAN, The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man.” It was compiled from interviews he gave to a close friend, and it sheds light on the self-doubt of the seemingly cool and calm Hollywood legend who was a deeply private man living an intensely public life. His major film roles (out of 65 movies) include 3 of my favorites Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, and The Sting. He was also a race car driver starting at age 47. He won…