Patsy Louise Neal was an American motion picture actress known for her deeply intelligent performances, usually as tough-minded independent women, and for her rehabilitation and triumphant return to films following a series of strokes. "Variety", the entertainment newspaper, mistakenly reported in their February 22, 1965 headline that Patricia Neal had died from her multiple strokes five days earlier. In truth, pregnant at the time, she remained in a coma for 21 days.
