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Monday, 9 August 2010
Patricia Neal 1926-2010
The actress Patricia Neal passes on at the age of 84. She had a considerable career, but I'll always remember her for two roles:
That of the heroine in The Day the Earth Stood Still; the sci-fi classic about an alien who comes to Earth to hurl abuse at us and urges mankind to embrace the ways of peace or be incinerated by giant killer robots.
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I'd have to add Face in the Crowd to the list of her best and make it a top three. Everyone in it, Franciosa included, turned in a great performance and all got at least one good Schulberg speech.
ReplyDeleteA lot of people would say Hud as well, but it wasn't my kind of movie.