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| | Stand for Neal: An in-depth interview with 2004 Theater Hall of Fame honoree Patricia Neal. Feature on TheaterMania.com |
 | | The actress downplays the tragedies in her life, including the death at age eight of her firstborn, Olivia; her son Theo's brain injury, which occurred when his pram was struck by a Manhattan taxi; the three strokes in 1965 that nearly claimed her life; and her divorce from writer Roald Dahl after a 30-year marriage. |
 | | Neal's awards room is adorned with numerous plaques, trophies, and photographs; her 1963 Best Actress Oscar for Hud, two Best Actress British Academy Awards (Hud, In Harm's Way), and her Tony Award, "a compact with P.N. engraved on it. |
 | | Neal recalls that Bankhead "came to see me and said, 'Dah-ling, you were as good as I was -- and if I said you were half as good, it would have been a hell of a compliment!'" Neal remembers that, when she signed for Forest, "The third act was not yet written. |
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