The Towering Inferno
1974
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Scott Newman. Alan Scott Newman (September 23, 1950 – November 20, 1978) was an American film and television actor and stuntman whose most prominent roles were in The Towering Inferno and Breakheart Pass. He was the only son and the eldest child of actor Paul Newman. After Scott Newman's death from a drug overdose in 1978, his father ...
- 1973–1977
- Drug Overdose
- Alan Scott Newman, September 23, 1950, Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
May 23, 2023 · Scott Newman, the eldest child of Hollywood icons Paul Newman and Jackie Witte, died of an overdose at 28 in 1978. He struggled with drugs, alcohol, and depression for years, and his father founded a center for drug abuse prevention after his death.
Scott Newman (1950-1978) was an actor who appeared in The Towering Inferno, The Great Waldo Pepper and Breakheart Pass. He died of an accidental overdose in 1978 and his parents Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward founded the Scott Newman Foundation.
- January 1, 1
- Cleveland, Ohio, USA
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Oct 14, 2022 · Scott Newman, a fellow actor, died in 1978 at age 28 from a drug and alcohol overdose. Newman, who passed away in 2008 at age 83, detailed his heartbreak in a memoir published posthumously titled ...
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Jul 22, 2022 · Scott Newman, the son of actor Paul Newman, died in 1978 from an accidental overdose of alcohol and tranquilizers. He struggled with substance abuse, identity issues, and a strained relationship with his father, who later founded the Scott Newman Center to prevent drug abuse.
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Scott Newman was an actor and the son of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. He died in 1978 from a drug overdose and his parents founded the Scott Newman Foundation to prevent drug abuse.
Aug 27, 2023 · Paul Newman was a Hollywood legend and a devoted family man, but he was never the same after his son Scott died of a drug overdose in 1978. He blamed himself, questioned his role as a father, and struggled with his own addiction issues.
