We will go through his films, his passions, his political views and civic battles, to discover the life and personality of the actor, the family man, and the philanthropist, hiding behind his blue eyes.
"You work what you consider pretty hard at your craft, and you're getting to the point where you're just starting to feel kind of good about yourself, and then somebody says, 'Oh, God, take off your sunglasses so I can see your baby-blue eyes!
And Newman knew it, often hiding them behind big sunglasses when meeting people and quipping — as the “New York Times” noted in his 2008 obituary — how he pictured his epitaph: “Here lies Paul Newman, who died a failure because his eyes turned brown.”
Who has the most famous blue eyes in movie history?
Paul Newman – Superstar, screen figure, sex-symbol and the man with the most famous blue eyes in movie history… Paul Newman's piercing blue eyes didn't really get noticed until 1961, when he played Fast Eddie in The Hustler.
Sinatra began his singing career in the early 1940s, with Tommy Dorsey and Harry James, but soon became a hugely popular a solo artist. He passed away nearly 20 years ago, but Old Blue Eyes, as he was known, is still a much loved artist as well as an integral part of America's cultural cannon.
Prior to 24, Sutherland made his name in the hit movies 'Stand by Me', 'Lost Boys', 'Young Guns' and 'Flatliners'. A star both on TV and in movies, Kiefer Sutherland is also known for his sectoral heterochromia.
"Our culture often idolizes a 'blond-haired, blue-eyed' person; this has been emphasized in movies and the media for decades," she tells mbg. "As such, the 'fun' and 'sexy' aspects attributed to a blue-eyed person are certainly a result of the heavy media influences."
Modest, shy, secretive, and determined to protect his own privacy, Newman did not give himself up easily and often used his humor to distance himself from the media frenzy.
At some point, you've probably wondered what the rarest eye color is. The answer is green, according to the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO). Only about 2 percent of the world's population sport this shade. As to why, that answer isn't so simple.
After Newman graduated from Shaker Heights High School in 1943, he joined the Navy's V-12 program at Yale University in the hopes of becoming a pilot. His hopes were dashed, however, when it was discovered that he was color blind.
We did a little digging to answer these questions and here's what we found: Her eye color was actually natural — for the most part. Colored contacts weren't commercially available until 1983, so Taylor wasn't faking it. However, she was born with a very specific and rare amount of the pigment melanin.
Taylor didn't come by her purple peepers that way; the first tinted contact lenses weren't commercially available until 1983. Taylor's eye color was the real deal. The appearance of the iris, the colored ring that's around the eye's black pupil depends on how much of the natural pigment melanin it contains.
Fun fact: Queen Elizabeth has blue eyes. Second fun fact: Claire Foy, who played Queen Elizabeth for two seasons on The Crown, also has that same shade of sky.
(CNN) -- Paul Newman, the legendary actor whose steely blue eyes, good-humored charm and advocacy of worthy causes made him one of the most renowned figures in American arts, has died of cancer at his home in Westport, Connecticut. He was 83.
The Buton tribe is located exactly in the province of Southeastern Celebés (Sulawesi), and all its members have eyes of a deep blue, even more than any Nordic person. The contrast with their dark skin makes them stand out even more.
For performances of songs from 1000 Forms of Fear, Sia chose not to show her face, either facing away from audiences or hiding it behind oversized platinum blonde wigs.
