Author With Very Famous Parents To Appear At West Hartford Library

WEST HARTFORD, CT — The West Hartford Public Library is hosting a noted author with very famous parents later this month.

Melissa Newman, 62, the daughter of iconic actors Paul Newman and JoAnne Woodward, will be at the Noah Webster Library branch, 20 S. Main St., West Hartford, on Wednesday, March 13, at 6:30 p.m.

Newman, 62, will discuss her new book "Head Over Heels: Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman: A Love Affair in Words and Pictures."

The book is a behind-the-scenes look at life with her famous parents and the special relationship the famous couple had.

Paul Newman died in 2008 while Woodward, 94, is the oldest living best actress Oscar winner and lives in California.

For many, many years, the famous acting couple lived in Westport and Paul Newman founded the 'Hole-in-the-Wall Gang Camp' in Ashford for seriously ill children.

The camp was near and dear to Paul Newman and he was seen frequently in eastern Connecticut tending to camp affairs.

Newman and Woodward's daughter has worked as an artist, singer, and actress and is now an author.

Her book comes on the heels of last fall’s posthumously published memoir from Paul Newman and the HBO Max docuseries on Newman and Woodward.

It is called "The Last Movie Stars," and features an "extraordinary and deeply personal new look inside their private life affectionately curated by their daughter Melissa Newman," reads an announcement of the program.

The library program featuring Melissa Newman is free, but advanced registration is required.

For more information and to register for Melissa Newman's presentation, click on this link.