Paul Newman Passed Away.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/27/paul-newman-dies-at-83_n_129860.html Paul Newman was notable, not only for his acting, in such movies as "Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid", but for his philanthropy as well. His company "Newman's Own", donates all of it's profits to charitable and progressive causes. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newman's_Own He was a known liberal, who supported Eugene McCarthy in 1968, and supported Ned Lamont's candidacy in the 2006 Connecticut Democratic Primary against Senator Joe Lieberman. He also favored gay rights, and same sex marriage, though he himself was straight.