Paul Newman has died at 83

Paul Newman lost his battle with cancer yesterday at his home near Westport, Connecticut. The actor had finished chemotherapy treatment for the disease in August and it was widely reported in the US that he had only weeks to live. Newman, who got his start in theater and on television during the 1950s, became one of the world's most enduring and popular film stars. He was nominated for 10 Oscars, winning one regular award and two honorary ones, and had major roles in more than 50 motion pictures, including "Exodus," "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid," "The Verdict," "The Sting" and "Absence of Malice." He also starred in The Hustler, Hud, and Cool Hand Luke.

Newman is survived by his wife of 50 years, Joanne Woodward, with whom he had one of Hollywood's rare long-term marriages. "I have steak at home, why go out for hamburger?" Newman told Playboy magazine when asked if he was tempted to stray