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The best gift you can give yourself is the gift of possibility.

Paul Newman

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Paul Newman
Age: 83 †
Born: 1925
Born: January 26
Died: 2008
Died: September 26
Actor
Entrepreneur
Film Actor
Film Director
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Racing Automobile Driver
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Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Shaker Heights
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Paul Leonard Newman
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