A spokesman for actor Paul Newman has confirmed that he died yesterday at his home in Connecticut at the age of 83; the cause was cancer.
From the New York Times obituary that just went up:
He acted in more than 65 movies over more than 50 years, drawing on a physical grace, unassuming intelligence and good humor that made it all seem effortless. Yet he was also an ambitious, intellectual actor and a passionate student of his craft, and he achieved what most of his peers find impossible: remaining a major star into craggy, charismatic old age.