Hollywood icons Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward quickly fell for each other when they met in 1953 as understudies for the play Picnic. âI had to do a dance as Hal. It was a really sexy dance. I couldnât dance worth a shit. Itâs how Joanne and I fell in loveâ¦. Sheâd always try to teach me in the wings,â Newman once said. âThere was a glue that held us together then, and through the rest of our life together. And that glue was this: Anything seemed possible. The good, the bad, and the wonderful.â
There was only one problem: Newman was already married. The pair, who went on to make 16 films together, carried out an on-again, off-again affair for five years. They costarred as lovers during filming for The Long, Hot Summer in 1957 and by the time the picture hit theaters the following year, Newman had divorced his first wife, Jackie Witte, and tied the knot with Woodward. The pair remained married until Newmanâs 2008 death 50 years later.
Throughout their marriage, Newman and Woodward owned properties in New York, California, and Connecticut. Read on to see how the longtime lovers lived at home.