Bit by the racing bug at age 47, he lived the sport until the day he died.

WESTPORT, Conn. - Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning superstar who personified cool as the anti-hero of such films as "Hud," "Cool Hand Luke" and "The Color of Money" - and as an activist, race car driver and popcorn impresario - has died. He was 83.

NEW YORK - Paul Newman says he's given up acting. "I'm not able to work anymore as an actor at the level I would want to," Newman, 82, told ABC's "Good Morning America" on Thursday. "You start to lose your memory, your confidence, your invention. So that's pretty much a closed book for me."

By the time Paul Newman passed away two weeks ago, it was estimated that the “Cool Hand Luke” star had given away $150 million of his fortune during his decades of charity work. To honor his relentless philanthropic spirit, Harkins Theaters will pay tribute to the late screen legend with a weeklong festival comprising seven of the star’s best-known films.

NEW YORK - Broadway theaters will dim their lights Friday at curtain time for Paul Newman, who died last week at age 83.

Arizona Corporation Commissioner Paul Newman has announced his endorsement of Senate Democratic Leader David Schapira, D-Tempe.

Arizona Corporation Commissioner Paul Newman has announced his endorsement of Senate Democratic Leader David Schapira, D-Tempe.

WESTPORT, Conn. - Paul Newman has left the assets to his wife, the Oscars to his foundation and the race cars to the highest bidder.

HARTFORD, Connecticut  - Paul Newman broached the subject of his philanthropic legacy several years ago while fishing with friends Robert Forrester and David Horvitz.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Paul Newman is considering his final scene. "I will probably have one film left in me," the 81-year-old actor told The Associated Press on Thursday. "The last hurrah." Newman's latest role is playing a cantankerous 1951 Hudson Hornet in Pixar's new animated film, "Cars."

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Paul Newman is considering his final scene. "I will probably have one film left in me," the 81-year-old actor told The Associated Press on Thursday. "The last hurrah." Newman's latest role is playing a cantankerous 1951 Hudson Hornet in Pixar's new animated film, "Cars."

Although a contract will not be signed until the first of year, longtime Minnesota player and coach Al Newman has agreed to join the Diamondbacks as a major league scout in 2006, industry sources said.

Paul Newman couldn't have existed today - at least, not the way we came to know him.