Sept. 26 Clues He was an American film actor, race driver, entrepreneur, and film director He won numerous awards including an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in "The Color of Money" He was co-founder of a salad dressing company Over his lifetime, he donated over 300 million dollars to charity He served in the US Navy during World War II where he was a gunner He was born and raised in Shaker Heights, Ohio He graduated from Kenyon College in Ohio His first role was in the TV series "Tales of Tomorrow He was the boxer Graziano in Somebody Up There Likes Me He starred opposite Elizabeth Taylor in "Cat on a Tin Roof" Other films include Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid, The Long Hot Summer ( with is wife), The Hustler, Hud, and The Sting He and his wife also co-starred in the HBO miniseries "Empire Falls" He retired from acting in 2007 He was a huge supporter of the Hole In the Wall Camps He died of lung cancer on Sept. 26, 2008 at the age of 83 Who is he?
Posted on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 23:00:00 +0000
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