Patty Duke
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Patty Duke, born Anna Marie Duke on December 14, 1946, was an American actress. She gained widespread recognition for her role as Helen Keller in the 1962 film The Miracle Worker, for which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She also starred in The Patty Duke Show from 1963 to 1966.12
Duke's career spanned decades, earning her multiple awards, including Emmy Awards and Golden Globe Awards. She passed away on March 29, 2016, in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.1
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Helen Keller…Anne Bancroft as Sullivan and Patty Duke as Keller, that won two Academy Awards.
Read More…Anne Bancroft as Sullivan and Patty Duke as Keller, that won two Academy Awards.
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The Miracle WorkerAnne Bancroft and Patty Duke Academy Awards for best actress and supporting actress, respectively.
Read MoreAnne Bancroft and Patty Duke Academy Awards for best actress and supporting actress, respectively.
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Mark RobsonLater films…especially the over-the-top performances by Patty Duke, Barbara Parkins, Sharon Tate, Susan Hayward, and Joey Bishop. Daddy’s Gone a-Hunting (1969), a small suspense film, earned less attention, and Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971) was a flawed adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s play, with Steiger as a big-game hunter who returns home…
Read More…especially the over-the-top performances by Patty Duke, Barbara Parkins, Sharon Tate, Susan Hayward, and Joey Bishop. Daddy’s Gone a-Hunting (1969), a small suspense film, earned less attention, and Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971) was a flawed adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut’s play, with Steiger as a big-game hunter who returns home…
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