Paul Newman and David Letterman Collection, 1982-2008

The relationship between Paul Newman and Dave grew from a palpable distance into a warm friendship. This compilation documents their public history.

Late Night:
1. February 25, 1982. Celebrities and Their Dry Cleaning. Janet and Louise Arters were the Sparkle Twins in "Slap Shot" (1977).

2. June 1, 1983. Brush with Greatness #1: With Kelly McCaley.

3. May 4, 1987. Brush with Greatness #2: With Rebecca Moore-Frye.

4. June 23, 1987. Brush with Greatness #3: With Jim Muthersbrugh.

5. June 28, 1988. Dave's Paul Newman story at Indianapolis 500. This was the first Late Night with new shows during the months-long writers strike. Later, to kill time, Pete Fatovich plays his accordion.

6. August 3, 1988. Dave's Paul Newman story in Phoenix, Indianapolis, and the Meadowlands. Late Night's sixth (and last) week of writer-less shows. Plus a Hal Gurnee Network Time Killer.

7. June 6, 1989. Dave's Paul Newman story in Phoenix. Plus an affiliate salute and a Top Ten list.

8. August 31, 1989. Dave's first Paul Newman story, retold on The Tonight Show.

9. June 18, 1993. Retrospective highlight from February 25, 1982: Celebrities and Their Dry Cleaning remote. Late Night would end a week later.

Late Show:
10. August 30, 1993. In the audience, 1, and Dave's followup the next night.

11. April 6, 1994. In the audience, 2, a week after Madonna's profanity-ridden appearance.

12. October 24, 1994. Top Ten list.

13. November 21, 1994. Onstage walk-on, 1. Late Show's first Primetime special.

September 1995. Paul Newman gives Dave a Volvo station wagon with a Ford Small Block V8 racing engine built into it. On September 21, Dave brings it into the city and allows selected staffers to drive it around the block.

14. February 3, 1997. Fifteen years congratulatory bumper.

15. February 23, 1998. Onstage walk-on, 2.

16. April 12, 2000. Guest appearance #1. Paul promotes the film "Where the Money Is." Clip deleted due to copyright caution.

17. April 14, 2000. CBS Mailbag.

18. June 20, 2001. Biff Henderson at the Grand Prix of Detroit.

19. July 11, 2002. Guest appearance #2. Film: "Road to Perdition." Clip deleted due to copyright caution.

20. November 24, 2003. Guest appearance #3. Book: Shameful Exploitation in Pursuit of the Common Good.

21. May 23, 2005. Guest appearance #4. Film: "Empire Falls." Then the balloon harness.

22. January 16, 2007. Guest appearance #5. With Sebastien Bourdais.

23. September 29, 2008. Dave's tribute after Paul's death.