Paul Newman S Best Roles
The Long, Hot Summer and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) Based on works by William Faulkner, Summer follows Newman’s Ben Quick as he encounters the Varner family (Orson Welles, Anthony Franciosa and Joanne Woodward) after drifting into their small Mississippi town. Some characters were based on Tennessee Williams’ 1955 play Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Newman starred in the film adaptation of Williams’ play five months later (as Brick Pollitt), opposite Elizabeth Taylor....