I was fifteen when I met him. He and Joanne were not yet married but they were both backstage when my parents took me to meet their friend Eli Wallach. He was playing on Broadway in THE COLD WIND AND THE WARM. He and his wife Anne Jackson the redhead were very friendly with Paul and Joanne. Eli had slept on our couch many times when he was a struggling young actor. My parents were very freindly with his brother Sam. Newman knocked me out. Its one thing to see those gorgeous blue eyes on a movie screen and another to see them in person. I think the great tragedy in his life was the loss of his only son. He never talked about it. The Theater World has lost an Icon. I think the scene that I shall always remember was in HUD wth Patricia Neal. One of the sexiest scenes ever made in the movies. Norma ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================