Academy award winning actress Patricia Neal dies at 84 after a brave battle with lung cancer, reports The New York Times.

Patricia Neal, an actress known for her roles in The Fountainhead, The Day the Earth Stood Still, and Breakfast at Tiffany’s died Sunday at her home on Martha’s Vineyard, surrounded by family. She is survived by 4 of her children and many loving grandchildren.

Patricia Neal was not only known for her award winning roles, but also for her tragic personal life. After staring in The Fountainhead, Patricia Neal fell madly in love and had an unhappy affair with her co-star Gary Cooper. Following her affair, Patricia Neal married children’s books author Roald Dahl, famous for titles such as Fantastic Mr. Fox and Matilda. The two were married for 30 years and had 5 children. Unfortunately, one son was badly injured after being hit by a taxi, and their oldest child Olivia died of measles. At the age of 39, Patricia suffered from 3 strokes, which left her with with impaired speech, a limp, and blindness in one eye. She miraculously recovered from many of her impairments and was able to continue her passion for acting.

Throughout her life, Patricia Neal has dealt with many hardships, from romance gone bad, to the loss of a child, and ultimately a battle with lung cancer. However, Neal told People at the age of 62, “I love life…I don’t know what’s around the corner for me, but I hope it will be gorgeous.”

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Hollywood starlet Zsa Zsa Gabor is said to have had a feeding tube inserted as her recovery from surgery slows.

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After a successful hip-replacement surgery at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, the actress Zsa Zsa Gabor was  having difficulty swallowing. Zsa Zsa Gabor’s ninth husband Prince Frederic von Anhalt told Entertainment Tonight  that doctors needed to insert the feeding tube so the 93 year old actress could get the nutrients she needs to recover.

Zsa Zsa Gabor needed hip-replacement surgery after she feel out of bed in her and broke her right hip and a few weeks ago.

Former beauty queen and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor hasn’t had an easy time after breaking her hip, but hopefully  now she is on path to recovery.

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