Screen legend Paul Newman dies aged 83

Paul Newman, the Academy-Award winning superstar who personified cool as an activist, race car driver, popcorn impresario and the anti-hero of such films as 'Hud', 'Cool Hand Luke' and 'The Colour of Money', has died, a spokeswoman said today. He was 83.

Newman died on Friday of cancer, spokeswoman Marni Tomljanovic said. No other details were immediately available.