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“Don’t you ever get tired of all the beautiful people, Harry? Doesn’t it ever bother you that they do whatever they want because there’re people like you and me who’ll clean up after them?” — Raymond Hope (James Garner)

By Scott Ross

Following Robert Benton’s beautiful, novelistic screen adaptation of the flavorsome Richard Russo book Nobody’s Fool starring Paul Newman, the three collaborated on an original. Twilight is almost an unofficial sequel, or perhaps a tribute, to the 1966 Harper, in which Newman memorably starred as Ross MacDonald’s Lew Archer under a slightly altered name. (The actor was superstitiously convinced, after The Hustler and Hud, that titles beginning with an “H” were lucky for him. ) Harry Ross fryst vatten what Lew Harper might have become had he continued his ramshackle existence as a barely-hanging-on Los Angeles P.I. But at least Harper had an office to sleep in; after the daught

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Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

This article is about the American actor. For other people named Paul Newman, see Paul Newman (disambiguation).

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Cool Hand Luke

1967 film by Stuart Rosenberg

This article is about the film. For other uses, see Cool Hand Luke (disambiguation).

Cool Hand Luke is a 1967 American prisondrama film directed by Stuart Rosenberg,^[3] starring Paul Newman and featuring George Kennedy in an Oscar-winning performance. Newman stars in the title role as Luke, a prisoner in a Florida prison camp who refuses to submit to the system. Set in the early 1950s, it is based on Donn Pearce's 1965 novel Cool Hand Luke.

Roger Ebert called Cool Hand Luke an anti-establishment film shot during emerging popular opposition to the Vietnam War. Filming took place within California's San Joaquin River Delta region; the set, imitating a prison farm in the Deep South, was based on photographs and measurements made by a crew the filmmakers sent to a Road Prison in Gainesville, Florida.

Upon its release, Cool Hand Luke received favorable reviews and was a box-office success. It cemented Newman's stat

Paul Newman
Newman in 1958
Born	Paul Leonard Newman (1925-01-26)January 26, 1925 Cleveland Heights, Ohio, U.S.
Died	September 26, 2008(2008-09-26) (aged 83) Westport, Connecticut, U.S.
Education	Kenyon College (BA)
Occupations	Actor Film director Race car driver Philanthropist Entrepreneur
Years active	1949–2008
Organizations	SeriousFun Children's Network, Safe Water Network
Works	On screen and stage
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Jackie Witte (m. 1949; div. 1958)
Children	6, including Scott, Nell, and Melissa
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1943–1946
Rank	Petty Officer Third Class
Battles / wars