Showbiz is still in mourning since losing brilliant actor, producer, director and writer Paul Newman. The star passed away on Friday, the 26th of September, after a short battle with cancer. He was 83 years old.

Besides his career in acting and other movie-related domains, Hollywood and the rest of the world will also remember him as a humanitarian, involved in countless charity works, a race car driver with a considerable number of prizes and of course, the loving husband of Joanne Woodward – who can forget his witty answer when asked if he had ever cheated on her: “Why go out for hamburger when you have steak at home?”. Although a humorous comment, women around the world can empathize with Joanne Woodward’s dislike of the metaphor.

He came to New York accompanied by two other giants of the silver screen, Marlon Brando and James Dean. Critics have compared him to Brando many times, saying that they both studied acting and were quite easy on the eye when underdressed, but the difference noted by them was that Paul Newman was a constant student, always learning, always bettering himself. And the results have been revered by generation after generation of actors, movie lovers and the like.

Of the great movies he starred in (some made great by his participation), we mention The Silver Chalice (a biblical epic, where Newman played the character Basil – an unlikely name- who manufactures the silver chalice that will hold the Holy Grail), Somebody Up There Likes Me (where he played a part destined for his friend James Dean, who had tragically passed away in a car crash before the filming started), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (based on Tennessee William’s hit play, where Newman played a former athlete turned into a drunk), The Hustler (amazing performance and representation), Cool Hand Luke (earned him his fourth Oscar nomination), Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (the famous western after which countless remakes have been made), The Left Handed Gun (astonishing depiction of Billy the Kid), The Verdict (sixth Best Actor nomination), The Color of Money (first and only Best Actor Academy Award), Nobody’s Fool (the at the time 68-year-old actor still made ladies swoon with his piercing blue eyes and mischievous smile), The Road to Perdition and most recently (2006) he gave life to Doc Hudson, an automobile from hit animated movie “Cars.”

The aforementioned titles are, of course, just a few of the 81 movies he starred in, 10 movies he produced, 6 movies he directed, 3 movies he wrote, made the soundtrack for and one movie he wrote the screenplay for.

His tragic death is an incommensurable loss for the movie industry, as Paul Newman was the definition of fine acting, varied interpretations, charm, charisma, chameleonic abilities, humor, integrity and fidelity. It is no wonder that cinematography is going downhill, when so many artists (in the true sense of the word) are leaving this place for perhaps a bigger, more important Stage. We wish the actor’s family all the best in the world and assure them that the actor shall forever remain in our hearts.

Rest in peace, Paul Newman - the world will never forget you.