Born in Kentucky on January 20, 1926, he studied drama at Northwestern University and worked as a model. In 1946, he performed "The Voice of the Turtle" on Broadway, and then attracted attention for his successful performance of "The Other Side of the Forest", and thus embarked on the road of film. In 1949, he starred in "John Loves Mary" and "Floating Dreams", which were well received. In 1963, she won the 36th Academy Award for Best Actress in "The Wilderness". In 1965, he was paralyzed by a stroke and lost his language function. In 1968, she recovered with her strong perseverance and returned to the screen again, earning an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress and three Emmy nominations for "The Rose". She appeared on the big screen until 2009. And in her hometown of Knoxville, where she grew up, there is a recovery center named after her, dedicated to the recovery of stroke, myelopathy and brain injury patients.
In Patricia's legendary life, the topic continued. When she cooperated with Gary Cooper, she caused the latter to fall into an extramarital affair, which was a hot topic of gossip at the time, but Cooper, who was 25 years older than her, did not choose to be with her in the end. Shou. She later married British author Roald Dahl (author of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "The Adventures of Peach"), with whom she had five children. Their son, who was diagnosed with left-brain damage after birth, nearly died when a taxi rammed their carriage in December 1960; their 7-year-old daughter died of measles in 1962; In 1965, just 39 years old, at the height of her career, she suffered a stroke that damaged her nervous system, caused hemiplegia and slurred speech, and was admitted to Sandsburg Regional Medical Center in her hometown of Knoxville. A tabloid misreported his death on February 22, 1965, and printed it under the headline "Patricia Neal Dies Five Days After Stroke". In fact, she was on her 21st day in a coma at the time. In August, she also gave birth to a daughter, very healthy. Her husband was always by her side. During this period, she also dropped the role of Mrs. Robinson in the film "The Graduate". In the end, Patricia Neal stood up again with her amazing willpower, walking and talking, which is considered a miracle in the history of stroke recovery. In 1983, after discovering that her husband was having an affair with his best friend, he decided to divorce. Roald Dahl died in 1990.
Patricia's twisted life is comparable to a movie with wonderful plot twists. In her autobiography published in 1988, Patricia wrote: "My life has always been compared to a Greek tragedy, and this actor in me cannot deny this comparison." In 1999, Patricia accepted the American "I don't want to lie down. I struggle all the way," the Associated Press said in an interview.
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