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Newman made his Broadway theater debut in the original production of William Inge's Picnic with Kim Stanley. He later appeared in the original Broadway productions of The Desperate Hours and Sweet Bird of Youth with Geraldine Page. He would later star in the film version of Sweet Bird of Youth, which also starred Page.
His first movie for Hollywood was The Silver Chalice (1954), followed by acclaimed roles in Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956), as boxer Rocky Graziano; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), opposite Elizabeth Taylor; and The Young Philadelphians (1959), with Barbara Rush and Robert Vaughn. However, predating all of these above was a small but notable part in a 1952 episode of the science fiction television series Tales of Tomorrow entitled "Ice from Space" in which he played Sergeant Wilson, which was possibly his first commercial venture not on stage.
In February 1954, Newman appeared in a screen test with James Dean, directed by Gjon Mili, for East of Eden ( ...more
Answered by shintsie, 02 Jan '09 03:24 pm
His first movie for Hollywood was The Silver Chalice (1954), followed by acclaimed roles in Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956), as boxer Rocky Graziano; Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), opposite Elizabeth Taylor; and The Young Philadelphians (1959), with Barbara Rush and Robert Vaughn. However, predating all of these above was a small but notable part in a 1952 episode of the science fiction television series Tales of Tomorrow entitled "Ice from Space" in which he played Sergeant Wilson, which was possibly his first commercial venture not on stage.
In February 1954, Newman appeared in a screen test with James Dean, directed by Gjon Mili, for East of Eden ( ...more
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.Paul Newman played Butch Cassidy to Robert Redford's Sundance Kid.
Answered by Mitali Choudhury, 27 Dec '08 07:03 pm
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