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Patricia Neal. Patricia Neal (born Patsy Louise Neal; January 20, 1926 – August 8, 2010) was an American actress of stage and screen. She is well known for, among other roles, playing World War II widow Helen Benson in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), radio journalist Marcia Jeffries in A Face in the Crowd (1957), wealthy ...
Patricia Neal was an Oscar and Tony Award-winning actress who starred in films such as The Day the Earth Stood Still, Hud and Breakfast at Tiffany's. She also appeared in Broadway plays, TV shows and wrote a memoir about her stroke and recovery.
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Patricia Neal, who made her way from Kentucky’s coal country to Hollywood and Broadway, winning an Academy Award and a Tony, but whose life alternated almost surreally between triumph and...
Aug 11, 2010 · Patsy Louise Neal, born in Packard, Ky., the daughter of a coal company executive and his wife, knew her calling from the age of 10, when she heard a touring actress recite monologues in a...
Patricia Neal, American motion picture actress known for her deeply intelligent performances, usually as tough-minded independent women, and for her rehabilitation and triumphant return to films following a series of strokes. Learn more about Neal’s life and career in this article.
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Aug 9, 2010 · Actress Patricia Neal, who rebuilt a troubled career to win an Academy Award only to face a more desperate battle for survival when three strokes left her paralyzed and unable to speak or...
Patricia Neal was an American actress who starred in films such as Hud, The Day the Earth Stood Still and Breakfast at Tiffany's. She also had a long and successful career on Broadway and won an Oscar for her performance in Hud. She was married to author Roald Dahl and survived a series of strokes.
