It was certainly sad news last weekend when word came out that Paul Newman had died at the age of 83. His most famous roles, from the dozens of movies he made, were in the films “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and “Cool Hand Luke.”
But most kids know him best as the voice of Doc Hudson in Disney/Pixar’s “Cars.” It’s too bad that someone else will have to try to do Doc’s voice in the sequel.
Paul Newman was also a big fan of children. He donated millions of dollars to charities, including the Double H Hole in the Woods camp in Upstate New York, a place where kids with cancer and other critical illnesses go to have fun with their families and other kids.
He will be deeply missed.
Lights Camera Jackson (a.k.a. Jackson Murphy) began his career as a film critic/entertainment reporter in 2006 at the age of 7. Jackson has written nearly 1,000 reviews of new releases. All together he has seen more than 1,500 films. In 2010, Jackson became the youngest person to win a NY Emmy Award, for his on-air movie reviews on Time Warner TV station, Capital News 9.
LCJ appears every Friday morning on “Behind The Screens” on WGNA-FM .His movie reviews are also posted on his website, his YouTube channel and the popular website Cultjer.com. He is also a contributing writer for Jerry Beck’s AnimationScoop.com. Jackson hosts the weekly internet pop culture news show “LCJ LIVE” (every Sunday at Noon ET). And “The LCJ Q&A Podcast” features interviews with celebrities and filmmakers.