Diary of a Mad Housewife

Diary of a Mad Housewife is a 1970 film which tells the story of a frustrated housewife who takes a lover, but doesn't find satisfaction. It stars Richard Benjamin, Frank Langella and Carrie Snodgress.

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1970 - Richard Benjamin - Frank Langella - Carrie Snodgress

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The movie was adapted by Eleanor Perry from the novel by Sue Kaufman. It was directed by Frank Perry.

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Eleanor Perry - Sue Kaufman - Frank Perry

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It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress (Carrie Snodgress).

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Despite critical acclaim for her role in "Housewife," Snodgress turned her back on Hollywood in 1971 to live with boyfriend Neil Young on his northern California ranch and care for their son, Zeke, who was born with cerebral palsy.

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'One day,' remembers Carrie, who was acting in local theater at the time, 'there was a note on my dressing room table that said,'Call Neil Young.

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She didn't know who Neil Young was, but called him anyway. Within weeks she had fallen in love with 'a wonderful artist needed me.' As for her career: 'I decided that I was going to be in love, I was going to give it everything I had.' "

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Snodgress still looks back wistfully to her life with the enigmatic Neil Young. "It was like heaven on that ranch," she says with a smile. "I don't know why we broke up. We never fought."

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Neil Young recorded several songs which reference Snodgress. The most well song is "A Man Needs A Maid" from the album "Harvest" containing the lines:

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"I fell in love with the actress

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She was playing a part I could understand"

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