Patricia Neal

(1926-2010)

American stage and film actress

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Patricia Neal (born Patsy Louise Neal, January 20, 1926 – August 8, 2010) was an American actress of stage and screen. She was best known for her film roles as World War II widow Helen Benson in The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), wealthy matron Emily Eustace Failenson in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), and the worn-out housekeeper Alma Brown in Hud (1963), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress. She featured as the matriarch in the television film The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971); her role as Olivia Walton was re-cast for the series it inspired, The Waltons.

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Born	Patricia Louise Neal 20 January 1926 Packard, Kentucky
Died	8 August 2010 (aged 84) Edgartown, Massachusetts
Zodiac	Capricorn
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Roald Dahl 1916-1990 British writer and poet · m. 1953; div. 1983 info edit

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Olivia Twenty info 1st child with Roald Dahl Female b. 20 Apr 1955 Age: 70 1955- Celebrity Baby

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Chantal Sophia Dahl info 2nd child with Roald Dahl Female b. 11 Apr 1957 Age: 68 1957- British writer

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Theo Dahl info 3rd child with Roald Dahl Male b. 30 Jul 1960 Age: 64 1960-

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Ophelia Dahl info 4th child with Roald Dahl Female b. 12 May 1964 Age: 61 1964- American activist and lawyer

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Lucy Dahl info 5th child with Roald Dahl Female b. 4 Aug 1965 Age: 59 1965- British screenwriter

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Luke Kelly · Grandson · 1940-1984 · Irish singer edit info

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Sophie Dahl · Granddaughter · 1977- · British author edit info

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Phoebe Dahl · Granddaughter · 1988- · American fashion designer edit info

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Katharine Cornell · Friend · 1898-1974 · American, Actress edit info

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Michael Rennie · Friend · 1909-1971 · Actor edit info

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Ann Sheridan · Friend · 1915-1967 · American actress and singer edit info

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Scott McKay · Friend · 1915-1987 · American film, television and theatre actor edit info

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Robert Stack · Friend · 1919-2003 · American actor edit info

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Judy Garland · Friend · 1922-1969 · American actress and singer edit info

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Jean Hagen · Friend · 1923-1977 · American actor edit info

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Arlene Dahl · Friend · 1925-2021 · American actress edit info

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Anne Bancroft · Friend · 1931-2005 · American, Actress edit info

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Larry Hagman · Friend · 1931-2012 · American actor edit info

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Rosemarie Stack · Friend · 1932-2019 · American actress edit info

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Farley Granger 1925-2011 American actor info edit view couple »

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Peter Cookson 1913-1990 American actor info edit view couple »

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Ronald Reagan 1911-2004 President of the United States from 1981 to 1989 info edit view couple »

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Gary Cooper 1901-1961 American actor info edit view couple »

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Kirk Douglas 1916-2020 American stage and film actor info edit view couple »

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Olivia Twenty info

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b. 20 Apr 1955

Age: 70
Chantal Sophia Dahl info

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b. 11 Apr 1957

Age: 68
Theo Dahl info

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b. 30 Jul 1960

Age: 64
Ophelia Dahl info

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b. 12 May 1964

Age: 61
Lucy Dahl info

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b. 4 Aug 1965

Age: 59

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