Columnists: Curtain falls on the last of the truly magnetic movie stars

Sep 29 2008 by Carolyn Hitt, Western Mail SWITCHING on the car radio brought the news that Paul Newman had died. Radio 4 had Michael Parkinson on the phone, commenting on the actor’s legacy. “He was the link between the great time of Hollywood, Cary Grant and people like that, and Tom Cruise,” Parkinson explained. “He fills the gap between the two, and fills it in a most extraordinary, dominant manner.” I let... [read full story]