Paul Newman dies at 83

On Saturday, Paul Newman, a true screen hero and celebrity for more than half a century has died at the age of 83,it was announced Saturday.

Newman succumbed Friday after a long battle with cancer. He was surrounded by  his family and close friends at his farmhouse near Westport, Conn.

Famed for his intense blue eyes, his love of car racing and one of the coolest demeanors ever to heat up the silver screen, Newman was nominated for Oscars ten times.

But perhaps his proudest accomplishment, besides his 50-year marriage to actress Joanne Woodward, was starting Newman’s Own, which since 1982 has made popcorn, spaghetti sauce, lemonade and salad dressing and has donated more than $250 million to charities selected by Newman himself