Head Over Heels: Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman A Love Affair in Words and Pictures by Melissa Newman

An extraordinary and deeply personal look inside the private world of Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, one of America’s most iconic couples, affectionately curated by their daughter Melissa Newman.

Their love story is the stuff of Hollywood legend. Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman became not only movie stars and stage actors, but also artistic collaborators, political activists, and philanthropists whose legacies are expansive and enduringly modern.

This visually immersive book chronicles their romance through the photographs of an impressive list of contributors, including:

Richard Avedon
Sid Avery
Ralph Crane
Bruce Davidson
John Engstead
Leo Fuchs
Milton H. Greene
Philippe Halsman
John R. Hamilton
Leonard McCombe
Gordon Parks
Sanford Roth
Roy Schatt
Lawrence Schiller
Sam Shaw
Bradley Smith
Stewart Stern
David Sutton

These striking images—many rare and some never before published—are accompanied by snapshots, letters, handwritten notes, and family treasures. Together they beautifully illuminate the connection between two complex, passionate artists who opened their hearts and minds to each other for over half a century. This book is an homage to the possibility and power of love.

Melissa Newman is an artist, teacher, singer and occasional writer, based in Westport Connecticut. She is the daughter of Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward.