Patricia Neal
Patricia Neal, real name Patsy Louise Neal (born January 20, 1926 in Packard , Kentucky , † August 8, 2010 in Edgartown , Massachusetts ), was an American actress .
Life
Patricia Neal began her career on Broadway and received the Tony Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1947 . She made her film debut in 1949 on the side of Ronald Reagan in John Loves Mary . In 1957 she starred in A Face in the Crowd alongside Walter Matthau and Lee Remick .
In 1964 Neal received the Oscar for best actress in The Wildest Among Thousand . In 1969 she was nominated again for an Oscar for the film Rosen für die Lady .
On July 2, 1953, Neal married the writer Roald Dahl and had five children with him; her son Theo was seriously injured in a traffic accident as a baby; her firstborn Olivia died of measles at the age of 7 . The marriage was divorced on November 17, 1983. During her pregnancy in 1965, Neal suffered three cerebral hemorrhages and was in a coma for almost three weeks; her husband immediately alerted a neurosurgeon. In 1981 this period of her life was filmed as The Patricia Neal Story with Glenda Jackson . In 1988 her autobiography As I Am was published .
Patricia Neal died of lung cancer at her Edgartown home on August 8, 2010, at the age of 84.
Filmography (selection)
- 1949: John Loves Mary
- 1949: A great feeling (It's a Great Feeling)
- 1949: A Man Like Explosives (The Fountainhead)
- 1949: Counted Hours (The Hasty Heart)
- 1950: Between Two Women (Bright Leaf)
- 1950: People Smuggling (The Breaking Point)
- 1950: Three Secrets
- 1951: Operation Seeadler (Operation Pacific)
- 1951: Raid at Raton Pass (Raton Pass)
- 1951: The Day the Earth Stood Still (The Day the Earth Stood Still)
- 1951: Weekend with Father
- 1952: Courier to Trieste (Diplomatic Courier)
- 1952: Something for the Birds
- 1952: Washington Story
- 1954: To Inspector Calls
- 1954: Stranger from Venus
- 1957: A Face in the Crowd (A Face in the Crowd)
- 1961: Breakfast at Tiffany's (Breakfast at Tiffany's)
- 1963: The wildest among a thousand (Hud)
- 1964: Desire (Psyche 59)
- 1965: First Victory (In Harm's Way)
- 1968: Roses for the Lady (The Subject Was Roses)
- 1971: The Homecoming
- 1971: House of Shadows (The Night Digger)
- 1973: Baxter and the Bad Mother (Baxter!)
- 1973: B. must die (Hay que Matar a B.)
- 1973: Happy Mother's Day, Your George (Happy Mother's Day, Love, George)
- 1974: Things in Their Season
- 1975: Our Little Farm ( Little House on the Prairie , 2 episodes) (TV series)
- 1977: A Love Affair The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
- 1977: Tail Gunner Joe
- 1978: The Bastard
- 1979: on the Western Front (All Quiet on the Western Front)
- 1979: The Passage
- 1981: Fear Remains (Ghost Story)
- 1984: glitter
- 1984: Like a punch (Love Leads the Way)
- 1984: Shattered Vows
- 1992: A Mother's Right The Elizabeth Morgan Story
- 1993: Heidi
- 1999: Cookie's Fortune riot in Holly Springs (Cookie's Fortune)
- 2003: The John Garfield Story
- 2009: Flying By
theatre
- 1946-1947: Another Part of the Forest
- 1952-1953: The Children's Hour
- 1955-1955: A Roomful of Roses
- 1959-1961: The Miracle Worker
Web links
- Patricia Neal in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Patricia Neal dies at 84; Oscar-winning actress found triumphs in a life of tragedies
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/film-obituaries/7935681/Patricia-Neal.html
- ↑ Ronald Bergan: Obituary , The Guardian , August 9, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ↑ ALJEAN HARMETZ: Patricia Neal, to Oscar Winner Who Endured Tragedy, Dies at 84 , New York Times , August 9, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2010.
- ↑ Patricia Neal. Retrieved on August 18, 2015 (eng).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Neal, Patricia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Neal, Patsy Louise (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-american actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Packard , Kentucky, United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 8, 2010 |
| Place of death | Edgartown , Massachusetts, United States |