Dismantling Another Hollywood Myth
Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward’s marriage wasn’t perfect. The world should stop pretending that it was.
The other day, I saw a post on the internet about actress Joanne Woodward. She’s in her 90s now, battling Alzheimer’s, but she's still hanging in there. Good for her.
For those unfamiliar, Joanne Woodward is the remaining half of one of Old Hollywood’s most celebrated couples.
Husband, actor Paul Newman — of the crazy blue eyes — passed away some years ago. But any mention of them on social media invokes dozens of posts and tributes to their long marriage and great admiration for them as a generous couple with numerous charities in their name.
Women, of course, go on and on about how handsome he was and how lucky she was to nab him.
But two years ago, a book released by their children, along with a documentary directed by actor Ethan Hawke exposed great truths about their marriage.
Dismantling the myths
Paul Newman abandoned his first wife (an aspiring actress) and their three babies, all under the age of five, to carry on a very public affair with Joanne Woodward. It went on for five years until his wife finally gave him a divorce.
