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Stephen Michael Shearer, who has worked as a professional actor, has written for The Film Collectors Registry and contributed research to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He is also the author of Beautiful: The Life of Hedy Lamarr.
""Shearer explores Neal's fascinating acting career and personal
life, her marriage to children's author Roald Dahl, and her amazing
dedication and bravado that has marked her film legacy."
--Celebrity Caf�" --
""Thorough, engaging look at the life of Patricia Neal."" -- Great
Old Movies
""A rich record of a life, and of the time and places in which that
life was lived." --Toronto Globe and Mail" --
""A solid biography." --Washington Post Book World" --
""A tour de force biography." --Louisville Courier-Journal" --
""Digs into the amazing first 80 years in the life of one of our
national treasures.... Neal is still a great force of nature, and
Shearer's book documents all her ups, downs, traumas and triumphs."
--Robert Osborne, Hollywood Reporter, Reuters" --
""Her life has had so many tragic twists it makes for compelling
reading." --Variety" --
""One can see plainly while reading this book that it was a real
labor of love. Anyone interested in movies as well as U.S. social
history will treasure this volume about an extraordinary actress
and lady." --Bowling Green Daily News" --
""Patricial Neal has traveled the road from tirumph to despair in
ways few of us can imagine. There is sincerity and dedication
behind this work." --Paul Newman" --
""Screen legend Neal's life was filled with tragedies and triumphs,
and Shearer unveils an impressive portrait of the actress....
Readers of As I Am, Neal's 1988 memoir, will seek out this
biography for more of the actress's absorbing and inspirational
story." --Publishers Weekly" --
""Shearer delivers an inspiring look at the professional triumphs
and personal tragedies that define one of Hollywood's legendary
stars." --Des Moines Regiser" --
""This impressively researched biography of film actress Patricia
Neal covers an immensity of material." --(Salt Lake City) Deseret
News" --
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