Patricia Neal

Author : Stephen Michael Shearer
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 765 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780813180724

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Patricia Neal by Stephen Michael Shearer Pdf

Major Motion Picture Adaptation Coming Soon The internationally acclaimed actress Patricia Neal (1926–2010) was a star on stage, film, and television for more than sixty years. On Broadway she appeared in such lauded productions as Lillian Hellman's Another Part of the Forest, winning the first Tony award. In Hollywood she starred opposite the likes of John Wayne, Paul Newman, John Garfield, and Gary Cooper in some thirty films. She is perhaps best known for her portrayal of Alma Brown in Hud, which earned her the 1963 Academy Award for Best Actress. But there was much more to Neal's life. She was born in Packard, Kentucky, though she spent most of her childhood in Knoxville, Tennessee. For a time, Neal became romantically involved with Gary Cooper, her married costar in The Fountainhead. In 1953, Neal wed famed children's author Roald Dahl, a match that would bring her five children and thirty years of dramatic ups and downs. At the pinnacle of her screen career, Neal suffered a series of strokes which left her in a coma for twenty-one days, and Variety even ran a headline erroneously stating that she had died. After a difficult recovery, Neal returned to film acting, earning a second Academy Award nomination for The Subject Was Roses (1968). She appeared in several television movie roles in the 1970s and 1980s and won a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Dramatic TV Movie in 1971 for The Homecoming. Adapted as a major motion picture (filmed as An Unquiet Life) starring Hugh Bonneville, Keeley Hawes, and Sam Heughan, Patricia Neal: An Unquiet Life is the first critical biography detailing the actress's impressive film career and remarkable personal life. Author Stephen Michael Shearer conducted numerous interviews with Neal, her professional colleagues, and her intimate friends and was given access to the actress's personal papers. The result is an honest and comprehensive portrait of an accomplished woman who lived her life with determination and bravado.

Author : Patricia Neal
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2011-02-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1451626002

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As I am by Patricia Neal Pdf

The acclaimed autobiography from the Tony and Academy Award-winning actress casts Patricia Neal in her greatest role—as the indomitable heroine of her own incredible real-life story: “Destined for bestsellerdom” (Library Journal). Throughout her triumphant career, Patricia Neal faced a series of devastating challenges and losses, sometimes privately, sometimes before an audience of millions. By age twenty-one, the self-confident, determined, Southern-bred actress had starred in a Broadway hit, won a Tony, was “the toast of New York” and was featured on a Life cover—only the first of many triumphs in a celebrity life. “In this account, Neal writes candidly about her numerous love affairs, both transient and profound, such as a liaison with Gary Cooper and her twenty-five-year marriage to writer Roald Dahl. More arresting are the tragedies that beset her, including the deaths of two of her five children and, at age thirty-nine, a massive stroke suffered when she was at the peak of her career and carrying her fifth child. Her heroic struggle to regain her speech, mobility, and mental capacities adds another dimension to an already courageous human being” (Publishers Weekly).

Author : Randy Bonneville
Publisher : BearManor Media
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2024-04-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Patricia Neal: A Comprehensive Career Retrospective by Randy Bonneville Pdf

All about the career of the Oscar and Tony Award-winning actress, Patricia Neal.

Author : Craig Neal,Patricia Neal,Cynthia Wold
Publisher : Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2011-02-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781605096704

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The Art of Convening by Craig Neal,Patricia Neal,Cynthia Wold Pdf

"Meetings are a waste of time," is a sentiment many of us share, which is tragic, because meetings bring us together as human beings. To achieve the kind of meaning or breakthrough results most of us really year for when we gather, the key quality needed is authentic engagement: a genuine expression of what is true for us, and an attentive listening to what is true for others. Why it so often eludes us can be a matter of habit, distrust, lack of attention, or fear. As co-founder of Heartland Inc., Craig and Patricia Neal have led over 170 of their acclaimed Thought Leader Gatherings with leaders from over 800 diverse organizations. Their new book shares for the first time the unique and powerful Art of Convening model -- developed in these gatherings and refined over six years of intensive trainings -- that brings authentic engagement and meaning to any group brought together for any purpose. Convening goes beyond facilitating. Convening creates an environment in which all voices are heard, profound exchanges take place, and transformative action results. The heart of this book is the Convening Wheel -- a series of nine steps, or Aspects, that bring the practices and principles needed for authentic engagement together as a whole. The book provides exercises, stories, and questions to help you master both the inner and outer dimensions of this work -- because, in convening, the state of the Convener is equally as important as the physical preparations. Convening works in any setting and can be adapted to virtually any group process. With this book you have all the tools you need to develop this essential life and leadership skill, one that will lead to improved outcomes in your organization, community, family, and relationships.

Author : Cynthia O'Neal
Publisher : Seven Stories Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781609800796

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Talk Softly by Cynthia O'Neal Pdf

Actress and model Cynthia O'Neal was living her dream life—married to the famous stage and screen actor Patrick O’Neal, the mother of two young sons, resident of the Dakota downstairs from John Lennon, owner of the successful Ginger Man restaurant, and frequent guest at dinner parties with Leonard Bernstein and Rudolf Nureyev. And then she changed course suddenly, surprisingly, and completely. The AIDS epidemic hit the arts community hard, and after seeing the multitude of people facing an unfamiliar and stigmatized disease completely alone, Cynthia walked into the fray. With the support of longtime friend Mike Nichols, she founded Friends in Deed and soon found herself spending her days in hospitals, cramped rooms, and dirty apartments, anywhere a patient needed a hug, a hand held, or confidence boosted. And when Patrick became ill and passed away in 1994, Cynthia had to work through her own grief instead of someone else’s and found her life transformed again. Talk Softly is the story of a life well-lived—with passion and compassion, in celebration of the joy of each moment, and with the ability to surprise yourself when you least expect to.

Author : Stephen Tapert
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 517 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2019-12-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781978808058

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Best Actress by Stephen Tapert Pdf

Showcasing a dazzling collection of 200 photographs, many of which have never before been seen, this lavishly illustrated book offers a captivating historical, social, and political examination of the first 75 women--from Janet Gaynor to Emma Stone--to have won the coveted and legendary Academy Award for Best Actress.t Actress.

Author : Stephen Michael Shearer
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-08-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781250013668

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Gloria Swanson by Stephen Michael Shearer Pdf

Gloria Swanson defined what it meant to be a movie star, but her unforgettable role in Sunset Boulevard overshadowed the true story of her life. Now Stephen Michael Shearer sets the record straight in the first in-depth biography of the film legend. Swanson was Hollywood's first successful glamour queen. Her stardom as an actress in the mid-1920s earned her millions of fans and millions of dollars. Realizing her box office value early in her career, she took control of her life. Soon she was not only producing her own films, she was choosing her scripts, selecting her leading men, casting her projects, creating her own fashions, guiding her publicity, and living an extravagant and sometimes extraordinary celebrity lifestyle. She also collected a long line of lovers (including Joseph P. Kennedy) and married men of her choosing (including a French marquis, thus becoming America's first member of "nobility"). As a devoted and loving mother, she managed a quiet success of raising three children. Perhaps most important, as a keen businesswoman she also was able to extend her career more than sixty years. Her astounding comeback as Norma Desmond in Billy Wilder's Sunset Boulevard catapulted her back into the limelight. But it also created her long-misunderstood persona, one that this meticulous biography shows was only part of this independent and unparalleled woman.

Author : Anne McCracken,Mary Semel
Publisher : Hazelden Publishing
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2000-09-01
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1568385560

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A Broken Heart Still Beats by Anne McCracken,Mary Semel Pdf

A Broken Heart Still Beats Softcover

Author : Donald Sturrock
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2011-09-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781439189764

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Storyteller by Donald Sturrock Pdf

Originally published in hardcover in 2010.

Author : Lillian Hellman
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : American drama
ISBN : 082220052X

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Another Part of the Forest by Lillian Hellman Pdf

THE STORY: The play takes place in the 1880s. Marcus Hubbard, rich, despotic and despised, made a fortune during the Civil War by running the blockade--and worse. In his family life he is equally injurious: one son he bulldozes while the other he ho

Author : Nellie Neal Lawing
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789123203

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Alaska Nellie by Nellie Neal Lawing Pdf

NOT A GHOST WRITTEN ROMANCE...but the true story of an Alaskan pioneer who went North as a young girl during the exciting days of the development of the Alaskan Railroad. Offers of publishers to edit her copy and rewrite the book were repeatedly rejected in order that the story might be told accurately and the true sentiment of the writer in these later years be conveyed to the reader. Leaving gunfire and bloodshed in the rowdy mining camps of Cripple Creek, Colorado, Alaska Nellie—without friends or even acquaintances to turn to for advice or help—travelled along to the strange land that was then truly a frontier. The hardships she endured, the cold and hunger, miles of travel on foot, pulling a sled without the aid of dogs, the dangers she encountered and kind assistance she gave to those in need have made her name one that is known and loved throughout the entire territory. Everyone will enjoy this thrilling story of one of the few woman pioneers who lived to “carry on.”

Author : Jeffrey Meyers
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Motion picture actors and actresses
ISBN : 9780815411406

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Gary Cooper by Jeffrey Meyers Pdf

This definitive biography of a Hollywood icon portrays Gary Cooper as a man of complex and sophisticated tastes, as well as large appetites.

Author : Jeremy Treglown
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781504038591

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Roald Dahl by Jeremy Treglown Pdf

A New York Times Notable Book: A revealing look at the famous twentieth-century children’s author who brought us The BFG and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Few writers have had the enduring cultural influence of Roald Dahl, who inspired generations of loyal readers. Acclaimed biographer Jeremy Treglown cuts no corners in humanizing this longstanding immortal of juvenile fiction. Roald Dahl explores this master of children’s literature from childhood—focusing a tight lens on the relationship between Dahl and his mother, who lovingly referred to him as “Apple”—through to his death. Treglown deftly navigates Dahl’s time as a fighter pilot in the Royal Air Force, exploring how the experience transformed many of the beliefs that influenced the English writer’s work, including The Gremlins, which was commissioned by Walt Disney. A former editor of the Times Literary Supplement, Treglown discusses many of Dahl’s most famous works, such as James and the Giant Peach and Fantastic Mr. Fox, while also delving into his marriage to actress Patricia Neal, combing through letters and archives to show a man who could be both comic and vitriolic, thoughtful yet manipulative and irascible. Treglown highlights many of Dahl’s literary achievements as well as his breakdowns and shortcomings, presenting a very personal and telling picture of the author and the inner turmoil that crippled him. Separating the man from the myth, Treglown’s frank, intimate portrait of Dahl illuminates the contradictions within the mind of this beloved author, a man who could be both a monster and a hero. It is required reading for book lovers and film buffs alike.

Author : Ivy Press
Publisher : Heritage Capital Corporation
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2004-10
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 1932899359

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Heritage Galleries and Auctioneers Vintage Movie Poster Auction #607 by Ivy Press Pdf

Author : Lillian Hellman
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0822202050

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The Children's Hour by Lillian Hellman Pdf

A serious play about two women who run a school for girls.