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The Tragedies and Triumphs of Actress Patricia Neal

Posted Aug 9th 2010 at 06:00 PM by PopEater Staff

Patricia Neal experienced as many tragedies off screen as as she did triumphs on screen. The Oscar-winning actress, who succumbed to lung cancer at the age of 84 this past Sunday, had a life marked with tragic circumstances immersed with her Hollywood success. While filming 'The Fountainhead,' the actress began an affair with the married Gary Cooper. Neal became pregnant but Cooper would ...

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Oscar-Winning Actress Patricia Neal Dead at 84

Posted Aug 9th 2010 at 06:00 AM by PopEater / Wire Services

Actress Patricia Neal, who won an Academy Award for 1963's 'Hud' and then survived several strokes, died on Sunday. She was 84. Neal had lung cancer and died surrounded by her family at her home in Edgartown, Mass., on Martha's Vineyard. "She faced her final illness as she had all of the many trials she endured: with indomitable grace, good humor and a great deal of her self-described ...