Broadway to dim lights for Newman
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Paul Newman died last week aged 83. (Reuters: Jim Ruymen Jr)
Broadway theatres will dim their lights on Friday (local time) to honour the late Paul Newman.
The legendary film star, whose brilliant blue eyes, good looks, cool style and talent made him one of Hollywood's top actors over six decades, died of cancer last week at age 83.
The Broadway League said the marquees of the New York theatres that line the streets fanning off Broadway and Times Square would be dimmed for one minute at 8:00pm on Friday.
Best known for films like Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid, Newman was also an accomplished stage actor who trod the boards on Broadway many times over the years.
He made his Broadway debut in 1953 in the original New York production of William Inge's Picnic, in which he met and fell in love with his future wife, Joanne Woodward.
In 2003, he was nominated for a Tony award for his role in the Broadway production of Our Town.
"The Broadway community mourns the loss of Paul Newman, the universally admired stage and screen actor, director and philanthropist," the League said in a statement.
- Reuters
