'An Affair to Remember' Actress Neva Patterson Dies at 90

By PopEater / Wire Services Posted Dec 17th 2010 10:45AM

Neva Patterson, who played Cary Grant's fiancee in the 1957 classic 'An Affair to Remember,' has died. She was 90.

Her daughter, Megan Lee, tells the Los Angeles Times that Patterson died Tuesday at her home in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles. She suffered complications from a broken hip.

Patterson already was a Broadway veteran when she was cast to play Lois for the Cary Grant movie. She originated the role of Helen Sherman in the 1952 Broadway play 'The Seven Year Itch.'

Her career in movies and TV ran from the 1940s to the 1990s and included more than 100 appearances. Her roles in the 1980s mini-series 'V' and 'V: The Final Battle' won her a continuing fan base.

According to The Los Angeles Times, Neva is survived by two children, six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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Friday 17 December

By Janine

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Yet another star from that great era leaves us--even tho most will not remember her but it was a great star-studded movie, when movies were worth watching. RIP & peace to those you leave behind.

By Nora

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She was an awesome woman and actress. If you want to be in great shape like shewas - this site has videos for the 12 Days of Christmas! Quick fixes!

By SUSAN

RIP, Ms. Patterson.

By Ron in NY

As W.C. Fields said upon hearing of the death of an old friend, "The ranks are thinnnnnnning..."

By JayMurphy

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Are you sure this is the correct movie Ms. Patterson was in, she is not listed in the credits for 'An affiar to remember' ?

By jackie

Ms. Patterson is not listed in the credits of an affair to remember, what movies was she in if not this one

By Jen

Neva was most definitely in An Affair to Remember and should be in the credits. (Google and you'll find the movie and cast and she appears there.)

By jan

I did not know Neva Patterson died on Tuesday. I just finished watching "An Affair To Remember," before reading this article. It just signed off less than 10 minutes ago. R.I.P. Ms. Patterson.

Thursday 23 December

By El Dee Bee

I would imagine that other people observed this, but Dennis Hopper was listed in 2 places - both in the deceased column and the sick column. A real talented guy.

By GARY

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Date of Death Age Name Field

12/15/2010 88 Blake Edwards Entertainment

12/15/2010 92 Bob Feller Sports

12/5/2010 72 Don Meredith Sports

12/2/2010 70 Ron Santo Sports

11/28/2010 84 Leslie Nielsen Entertainment

11/11/2010 91 Dino De Laurentiis Entertainment

11/5/2010 66 Jill Clayburgh Entertainment

11/4/2010 76 Sparky Anderson Sports

10/31/2010 82 Theodore Sorensen Politics

10/28/2010 72 James MacArthur Entertainment

10/20/2010 79 Bob Guccione Publishing

10/19/2010 83 Tom Bosley Entertainment

10/16/2010 94 Barbara Billingsley Entertainment

10/15/2010 79 Johnny Sheffield Entertainment

10/14/2010 85 Benoit Mandelbrot Mathematics

10/10/2010 83 Joan Sutherland Music

10/4/2010 95 Norman Wisdom Entertainment

9/29/2010 85 Tony Curtis Entertainment

9/27/2010 83 George Blanda Sports

9/26/2010 100 Gloria Stuart Entertainment

9/22/2010 82 Eddie Fisher Music

9/11/2010 86 Harold Gould Entertainment

9/11/2010 96 Kevin McCarthy Entertainment

9/1/2010 76 Cammie King Entertainment

8/16/2010 86 Bobby Thomson Sports

8/15/2010 89 James J. Kilpatrick Journalism

8/13/2010 91 Edwin Newman Journalism

8/11/2010 82 Dan Rostenkowski Politics

8/8/2010 84 Patricia Neal Entertainment

7/31/2010 99 Mitch Miller Music

7/27/2010 61 Jack Tatum Sports

7/23/2010 93 Daniel Schorr Journalism

7/21/2010 90 Ralph Houk Sports

7/13/2010 80 George Steinbrenner Sports

7/1/2010 85 Don Coryell Sports

6/28/2010 92 Robert Byrd Politics

6/19/2010 47 Manute Bol Sports

Saturday 18 December

By lulu

"An Affair to Remember" My favorite movie ever!

By Jim

I could watch "An Affair To Remember" a thousand times, and she was wonderful in it.
Especially the scene with her, Cary Grant and Robert Q. Lewis.
They just don't make movies like that anymore.

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