PATRICIA NEAL - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 06/19/2000 - HFSID 327958

PATRICIA NEAL
Signed letter from Neal returning autographs requested of her (not included), dated June of 2000
Typed letter signed: "Patricia/Neal", in brown ink, 5½x3½. June 19, 2000. In full: "Ralph and Beverly, my dears, Thank you very much for your note. I was so pleased to hear from you. I have signed the pictures and am returning them to you [items not included]. I hope that you will both enjoy having them". A leading lady of American plays and film, Patricia Neal (1926-2010) 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. Paper clip crease on top margin. Fine condition.