Patricia Neal has died. She passed yesterday, Sunday, at her home in Edgartown, Mass., on Martha's Vineyard.. She died -- the Associated Press reports, "surrounded by her family." She had lung cancer. She was 84.

What do I remember about Patricia Neal off the top of my head? She won an Oscar for "Hud," a film released in 1963, which also starred Paul Newman, who also should have won an Oscar for the film. She was married to Roald Dahl, the English writer of children books, (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). They got divorced (in 1983). Mr. Dahl is no longer with us, (died in 1990). She was the female lead in the science fiction classic, "The Day the Earth Stood Still, " which starred Michael Rennie. She was the kid's mom. This is he first movie I remembered seeing her in. I saw it on television. I was impressed, obviously, by the robot.. I thought, Ms. Neal played a good kid's mom, which is saying, I thought she was an effective actor.

After doing a little checking and remembering.--- She starred in Robert Altman's "Cookie's Fortune." She had a long career on the screen, movies and television, and the Broadway stage.

Patricia Neal , R.I.P.