See Also:
Beginning of a FAMOUS Hero: The Will Rogers Story.
Life Lesson #34 – Build a Positive Work Ethic.
On January 26, 1925, Mr. and Mrs. Newman had a little boy, and they proudly named him Paul. Mr. Newman owned a store in Cleveland, Ohio, and young Paul enjoyed helping him there. But acting is what he really wanted to do. He was only 7 years old when he got his first role in a play at his elementary school. Later, when Paul graduated from high school, he served as a radio operator in a very large airplane during World War II. After that, he went to college and graduated in 1949. Then it was time to get really serious about the thing he loved most…acting!
In 1953, Paul Newman got his first real break as an actor when Warner Brothers Studios hired him. Soon, it was one big movie after another until he became a movie super star! Paul Newman became very famous and very wealthy, too! But he knew that some people were very poor and needed help.
That’s when he realized he could help. You see, for years he had loved making special salad dressing and then giving it to friends. Well, he decided to start a salad dressing company and give the money from that company to people and organizations that really needed it. So that’s exactly what he did. Today, Newman’s Own Salad Dressing Company makes millions and millions of dollars for charity.
Yes, that little Paul Newman, who helped his father around the store, grew up to be someone who found a way to help a lot of other people in a very special way. He grew up to become…a HERO!
– Jim Lord