PAUL NEWMAN -- THE DEATH OF AN ICON

Paul Newman, the beloved and highly respected Hollywood actor, has passed away, age 83, from cancer. The actor-director-producer-humanitarian/philanthropist has starred and appeared in more than 80 films since 1952.

For me, Newman -- who embodies masculine elegance -- is most famous for his star turn in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (with Robert Redford) in 1969.

He is an inspirational man whose presence will be greatly missed. A class act till the end!

Paul Newman photos from: E Online (in red - by Darron Cummings for AP on E-Online), Foxnews (portrait shot) and a 1960 B&W shot from http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/popup?id=3206457&contentIndex=1&page=2&start=false (in the B&W shot, Newman, left, is with Austrian director Otto Premindger in the film Exodus). The other B&W portrait is from 1958's "The Long Hot Summer" (also from website http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/popup?id=3206457&contentIndex=1&start=false&page=1)