Did Paul Newman smoke, and if so, what brand of cigarettes was his favorite?
During Newman’s rise to fame in the 1950s, cigarette smoking was used in the movies and on television to convey masculinity, sophistication and sex appeal. Late in his career, Newman — who at one time was considered a heavy smoker — famously quipped, “It’s absolutely amazing that I survived all the booze and smoking and the cars and the career.” He quit smoking some 30 years ago. But although stopping does help curb damage to your lungs as the years pass, the chance of getting lung cancer is never completely gone. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,429177,00.html Now, concerning his favorite brand, Salem, I have a nice little story for you: “I met Paul Newman on the set of The Hustler, a film my father had written the screenplay for. I was a boy and quickly bored by the slow going of a movie set. What I remember most about that day was every time Newman had a break in filming he would come over, sit down n
During Newman’s rise to fame in the 1950s, cigarette smoking was used in the movies and on television to convey masculinity, sophistication and sex appeal. Late in his career, Newman — who at one time was considered a heavy smoker — famously quipped, “It’s absolutely amazing that I survived all the booze and smoking and the cars and the career.” He quit smoking some 30 years ago. But although stopping does help curb damage to your lungs as the years pass, the chance of getting lung cancer is never completely gone. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,429177,00.html Now, concerning his favorite brand, Salem, I have a nice little story for you: “I met Paul Newman on the set of The Hustler, a film my father had written the screenplay for. I was a boy and quickly bored by the slow going of a movie set. What I remember most about that day was every time Newman had a break in filming he would come over, sit down n
