Books
Some of Paul Newman’s ‘bawdy’ letters to his second wife, Joanne Woodward, didn’t make the cut for ‘Head Over Heels,’ their daughter’s photobook about their romance.
Oct. 23, 2023
Movies
Joanne Woodward was robbed of her passport and thousands of dollars in travelers checks on her way to the airport from the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday.
May 15, 1987
Television
Ethan Hawke, whose docuseries ‘The Last Movie Stars’ explores the pair, says they regularly shifted ‘who’s the rose and who’s the gardener.’
July 22, 2022
Joanne Woodward says her superstar husband, Paul Newman, once toyed with the idea of running for political office but the roar of a race car got in the way.
Dec. 18, 1990
California
Actor Paul Newman and his wife, actress Joanne Woodward, have offered a $100,000 contribution to keep UCLA’s Fernald School for children with learning disabilities open, but UCLA officials said the school would close as scheduled at the end of the month.
June 15, 1986
Entertainment & Arts
Don’t tell Joanne Woodward that agitprop is a dirty word.
Dec. 13, 1987
In Hollywood, the urge to publicly espouse a cause is resisted only as long as it takes the celebrity to get his or her hands on a microphone, as this year’s Oscar telecast once again demonstrated.
May 2, 1993
Archives
What has kept Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward married for 32 years? Eternal love? Undying affection?
Oct. 25, 1990
Paul Newman will direct Joanne Woodward in a feature-film version of Tennessee Williams’ play “The Glass Menagerie,” Woodward’s office confirmed here Monday.
April 29, 1986
Lionel Hampton, Ginger Rogers, Mstislav Rostropovich, Paul Taylor, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward will receive this year’s Kennedy Center Honors, it was announced Thursday.
Aug. 28, 1992