PATRICIA NEAL - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 04/23/1998 - HFSID 300626
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PATRICIA NEAL
The actress types and signs a personal letter to John Willis, chief
editor of Theatre World, apologizing for being unable to attend the
Awards party
Typed Letter Signed: "Patricia/Neal", 1 page, 5½x3½. No place,
1998 April 23. On personal letterhead to "John Willis,
my dear," in full: "I just want you to know that I will not be
able to attend the Theatre World party this year. At last, my new film is set to
begin rehearsals on May 12 near Memphis. Wish me well, as I wish for you.
Yours,". A leading lady of American plays and film, Patricia Neal
(1926-2012) studied drama in college and worked as a model before
debuting on Broadway in The Voice of the Turtle (1946). Her
performance in the play, Another Part of the Forest, got the attention of
Hollywood, and she made her screen debut in a light farce, John Loves
Mary, in 1949. That same year she was impressive in The Fountainhead
opposite Gary Cooper, whom she later said was the great love of her life.
After marrying British writer Roald Dahl in 1953, Neal disappeared from the
screen for several years, returning in 1957's A Face in the Crowd, after
which she was more selective in choosing her film roles. For her performance
in Hud (1963), she won the Best Actress Academy Award. In 1965, Neal
suffered a massive series of strokes that left her confined to a wheelchair,
semi-paralyzed and nearly unable to speak. Over the next several years, she made
a remarkable recovery, returning to the screen in The Subject Was
Roses (1968), for which she received another Best Actress Oscar
nomination. That year, she was presented with the "Heart of the Year"
Award by President Johnson.Theatre World, founded in
1945 by Daniel Blum, is America's oldest annual record of Broadway,
Off-Broadway and regional theatre, referenced by industry professionals,
historians, students and theatre fans worldwide. Until 1998, when a separate
nonprofit corporation was established, Theatre World's editorial staff
bestowed the prestigious Theatre World Awards for outstanding Broadway
and Off-Broadway debuts. Screen World (from 1950) and Dance World
(from 1966), administered from the same office, furnished comprehensive
information on those entertainment genres. John A. Willis (1916-2010), active
in Theatre World from the beginning, became its chief editor in 1965,
holding that position until 2008. Willis is regarded as one of the foremost
theatre and film historians of the 20th century. While producing (and
presenting) the annual Theatre World Awards, Willis also served on the
nominating committee for the Tony Awards. Theatre World, which
received its own Tony for Excellence in Theatre in 2001, continues
under chief editor Ben Hodges. Fine condition.
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