Paul Newman

10 Academy Award nominations...one win. A Hollywood marriage lasting an impossible 50 years. War veteran and race car driver. Paul Newman died today at the age of 83, after battling lung cancer.

Above all, Mr. Newman was a humanitarian and philanthropist. In 1982 he created Newman's Own all-natural food products with writer A.E. Hotchner. The first Newman's Own product was salad dressing. The brand has since expanded to include pasta sauce, iced tea, lemonade, popcorn, pretzels, cookies, coffee, grape juice, salsa, pet food, and most recently wine. The instantly recognizable picture on the label began as a sketch of Mr. Newman given to him by a young fan many years ago. What is truly amazing about Newman's own is that EVERY PENNY after taxes goes to educational and charitable causes. $250 million has been given to hundreds of charites, including the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp for seriously ill children that Newman and Hotchner co-founded in 1988. Today, there are eleven camps around the world that have helped over 135,000 kids, all free of charge.

He told his daughter a week ago, "...it's been a privilege to be here." I believe the privilege has been ours.