Paul Newman, actor and beer drinker

Paul Newman always seemed like a standup guy, and so the man who played everything from Cool Hand Luke to Doc Hudson’s voice in the movie Cars will be sorely missed. He was one of a rare breed, Hollywood men who marry and stay faithful, and who live far from the strange micro-system which is Los Angeles.

Apparently he was also a beer drinker, at least according to the BBC, which claims Newman “credited a regular beer intake for his good fortune.” According to an interview with David Letterman, Newman preferred suds over grapes because “It’s the drink of the common man,” although it would also seem he had a tendency to have a few more than might be advisable in one sitting.

So, while you’re hoisting that Oktoberfest beer today say a quick zum Wohl to one of Hollywoods most uncommon men.

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