Paul Newman, The Businessman


	Paul Newman, The Businessman

Melanie Lindner

10-2-2008 11:47 AM

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entrepreneur, actor, activist

Melanie Lindner says:

Remembering Paul Newman for his entrepreneurial pursuits and his generosity

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Newman and his friend, the writer A.E. Hotchner, went from bottling homemade salad dressing as Christmas gifts to creating a successful company, Newman's Own, that became known as much for the food products and cartoons of Newman on the label as for its philanthropic goals. Even if Newman had not left an impressive body of work as an actor and director, his success as an entrepreneur would have ensured fame.</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.courant.com/news/custom/topnews/hc-webnewmanfood,0,6916285.story"><DIV>
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