Never payed attention to his politics, just like the rest of the political views that comes from Hollywierd these days. BUT Paul Newman was a race car driver (and not just the voice of one) and he donated all of the profits from his salad dressings to one of his charities (he jokingly refered once that his salad dressings made more then his movies do) .
One of his marinades I like alot and that is the herbs and garlic, I like to marinade chops or chicken breasts in that for a couple of hours before putting the food on the grill.
And yes he served in the Navy on top of having that long career in films,
Rest at ease we have the watch
Darrin