$39,000
ROLEX OYSTER Oyster Perpetual, Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified Cosmograph "Daytona", No 5498728, Ref. 16520. Donated by Paul Newman Notes Paul Newman A Hollywood veteran whose career spans for decades, Paul Newman is one of the film industry's most beloved stars. An eight-time Academy Award nominee, Newman received a special honorary Oscar in 1985, and a Best Actor Oscar the following year for his performance in "The Color of Money". Newman has also distinguished himself as a director with such films as "Rachel, Rachel ", for which he received "Best Director " from the New York Film Critics. Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1925, Newman began his acting career with a local children ' s drama group. On his eighteenth birthday he enlisted in the navy spending three years as a radioman on torpedo bombers in the Pacific. After graduating from college, he enrolled in Yale Drama School. Moving to New York, and working in television , his first Broadway role was in William Inge' s "Picnic " as Alan Seymour. It was here that he first met Joanne Woodward who he would later marry in 1958. To date, Woodward and Newman have starred in ten films together. In 1992, both Newman and Woodward were recipients of the Kennedy Center Honors, which are presented annually to significant contributors to the American culture through the performing Arts. A competitive race-car driver, Newman is also a four-time winner of the Sports Club of America National Championship. In 19 Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-02-24
