Scott Newman passed away in 1978 at age 28 from a drug and alcohol overdose. His father Paul Newman reflected on the tragedy in a memoir published posthumously.
Scott Newman, circa 1975. The son of actor Paul Newman died of an overdose of drugs and alcohol in 1978. He was 28.
"There is even something grotesque in saying, ‘Forgive me,’" wrote Newman."The energy up there that represents that kid will just give me the finger and say, ‘Well, what am I supposed to do with that?’""In the early 1970s, I think I took it as far as it could go, before realizing I had taken it that far," he wrote.
In 2021, publisher Alfred A. Knopf announced that the book will explore Newman’s thoughts on"acting, directing, boyhood, family, fame, Hollywood, Broadway, love, his first marriage, his 50-year marriage to Joanne Woodward, drinking, politics, racing, his ultimate ride to stardom, and aging gracefully."
"Through Newman’s voice, and the voices of others, the book captures the paradoxical and unstoppable rise of a star who wrestled with doubts, believing he was inferior to Marlon Brando and James Dean, and yet transcended his ‘hunk’ status to become an Oscar-winning actor, champion race car driver, social activist, and entrepreneur whose philanthropy has generated nearly a billion dollars for charitable causes," according to Knopf.
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