Oscar winner Patricia Neal dies at age 84
Actress starred in 1963's 'Hud,' later suffered strokes
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. --Actress Patricia Neal, who won an Oscar in 1964 for "Hud" and later fought back from crippling strokes, has died at age 84.
Neal had lung cancer and died at her home in Edgarton, Mass., on Martha's Vineyard, Sunday morning, said longtime friend Bud Albers of Knoxville, Tenn.
The Kentucky-born Neal, famous for her husky voice, was already a Tony-winning stage actress when she made her film debut in 1949. Among her movies were "The Fountainhead" and "A Face in the Crowd."
The year after winning the Academy Award, she suffered a series of strokes and had to relearn to walk and talk. But she returned to the screen and earned another Oscar nomination and three Emmy nominations.
Albers said her family let him know of her death. A stroke and brain injury rehabilitation center is named for her in Knoxville.
Above from "The Hollywood Reporter". Subscription is recommended.
Los Angeles Times coverage.
NRP's coverage this morning has included her trademark husky voice. Her life long struggle with stokes began at the age of 39.
Video homage from the Associaited Post can be seen on YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QisgIkKFrk
I will always remember as as the woman the alien befriended in the original "The Day The Earth Stood Still." 
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