Oscar-winning film legend Paul Newman has died of cancer at the age of 83. The blue-eyed star of movies like Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid died in his Connecticut home on Friday, surrounded by family and close friends. A statement from Newman's family said: "His death was as private and discreet as the way he had lived his life." His Butch Cassidy co-star Robert Redford paid tribute, saying: