QUICK TAKES - April 17, 2009
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Oscar-winning actor and longtime Connecticut resident Paul Newman has joined fellow actor Katharine Hepburn, humorist Mark Twain and baseball great Jackie Robinson in the Connecticut Hall of Fame.
Newman was inducted posthumously Thursday at the state Capitol in Hartford, where the longtime Westport resident was remembered for his award-winning acting career and wide array of philanthropic works.
Newman, who died in September at age 83, set up camps for severely ill children and launched his Newman’s Own foods line in 1983 on a lark -- a venture that, to date, has raised $265 million for charities worldwide.
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Associated Press
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