Sep 29th, 2008 · Along with his acting career, Paul Newman made a name for himself as a philanthropist and humanitarian, traits that made him an appropriate choice to narrate Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait, in a performance at Carnegie Hall with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
Sep 29th, 2008 · Actor, businessman and philanthropist Paul Newman died Friday at the age of 83. Steve Inskeep has a remembrance.
Sep 27th, 2008 · Screen legend, philanthropist and race car enthusiast Paul Newman has died. A spokeswoman for the 83-year-old actor said Saturday that Newman died Friday after a battle with cancer. He leaves behind five decades of film work and a legacy of charitable giving.
Jul 10th, 2008 · Joseph Zliber, 90, doesn't like the crime and poverty plaguing his old Milwaukee neighborhood. So the real estate magnate pledged $50 million over the next decade to revive low-income areas. He wants others to pledge another $150 million.
Jul 8th, 2008 · John Templeton, the billionaire investor and philanthropist, has died. Templeton was a pioneer of international investing and mutual funds in the years after World War II. He was also known for the prize that sought to reconcile science and religion.
Jun 27th, 2008 · Bill Gates helped bring computers to the masses, creating a company so influential that it was once dubbed "the Evil Empire." On Friday, he moves on to a full-time role as the world's leading philanthropist.
Dec 25th, 2007 · In the spirit of the gift-giving season, classical music commentator Miles Hoffman discusses the fine art of musical patronage. Composers from the renaissance to Beethoven to Copland have benefited from generous philanthropists.
Nov 27th, 2007 · The son of socialite and philanthropist Brooke Astor is accused of plundering his mother's estate and trying to get her to change her will. Astor suffered from Alzheimer's disease in the years preceding her death. Her 83-year-old son Anthony Marshall and his former attorney were indicted in New York on Tuesday.