The Weirdness of Paul Newman

<p>The screen legend and salad dressing philanthropist Paul Newman recorded hundreds of personal interviews before destroying the tapes. The surviving transcripts, worked into a recent memoir and documentary series, reveal a more complex Newman than his on-screen laconicism would suggest. Bee Wilson speaks to Malin Hay about Newman’s mystique – his passivity, his domesticity and his irresistible blue eyes.</p><p>Find Bee's article and further reading on the episode page: <a href="lrb.me/paulnewmanpod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">lrb.me/paulnewmanpod</a></p><p>Sign up to our Close Readings podcast subscription: <a href="https://lrb.me/closereadingspod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://lrb.me/closereadingspod</a></p><p>Get in touch with the podcasts team: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></p><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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