Patricia Neal facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Patricia Neal
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Publicity photo from 1952
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| Born |
Patsy Louise Neal
January 20, 1926 Packard, Kentucky, U.S.
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| Died | August 8, 2010 (aged 84) Edgartown, Massachusetts, U.S.
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| Resting place | Abbey of Regina Laudis |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1945–2009 |
| Home town | Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
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Roald Dahl
(m. 1953; div. 1983) |
| Children | 5, including Tessa, Ophelia, and Lucy Dahl |
| Relatives | Sophie Dahl (granddaughter) Phoebe Dahl (granddaughter) |
Patricia Neal (January 20, 1926 – August 8, 2010) was an American movie, television, stage, radio, and voice actress who is known for her roles in Breakfast at Tiffany's, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Hud, A Face in the Crowd, and in The Fountainhead. She has won an Academy Award in 1963, two BAFTA Awards in 1963 and in 1965, an Golden Globe Award 1971, and an Tony Award in 1947.
Neal was born on January 20, 1926 in Packard, Kentucky. She was raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. She studied at Knoxville High School and at Northwestern University. Neal was married to Roald Dahl from 1953 until they divorced in 1983. They had five children. She was partners with Gary Cooper before she meet Dahl. Neal died on August 8, 2010 in Edgartown, Massachusetts from lung cancer, aged 84.
Images for kids
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John Wayne and Patricia Neal in Operation Pacific (1950)
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Neal (r) with Andy Griffith and Lee Remick on the set of A Face in the Crowd (1957)
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Patricia Neal and Roald Dahl, photo by Carl Van Vechten (1954)
