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Patty Duke

Academy Award-winning actress and mental health advocate.

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Patty Duke

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Anna Marie Duke was born on December 14, 1946, in Manhattan, New York City.[1] At age 16, for her performance in the 1962 film The Miracle Worker, Duke received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the youngest Oscar winner in a competitive category at that time.[2][3]

Key facts and history

In 1959, she originated the role of Helen Keller on Broadway in The Miracle Worker.[3] Duke was raised in the Roman Catholic faith, and her early years were spent in the Elmhurst area of Queens.[4][5] Duke's father struggled with alcoholism, and her mother experienced clinical depression and was frequently violent.[6] When Duke was eight years old, her care was transferred to managers John and Ethel Ross, who took advantage of her career and gave her a new name.[6][7][8]

The Broadway play was adapted into a film released in 1962, and for her role in it, Duke won an Academy Award, becoming the youngest individual ever to win a competitive Oscar.[3] For her role in the 1969 film Me, Natalie, Duke was awarded a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy.[9] Duke earned her initial Emmy Award for her performance in the 1970 television movie My Sweet Charlie.[10] In 1982, Duke received a diagnosis of bipolar disorder and afterwards became an advocate for mental health awareness.[11][12]

What the cited sources add

The same article reported that Duke was co-host of the A.M. Los Angeles TV show while starring in the Fox sitcom Karen's Song.[13] Duke's 1987 autobiography alleged that her childhood managers sexually abused her and squandered her earnings.[2] The Guardian's 2016 obituary stated that Duke rehearsed for The Miracle Worker with a blindfold for roughly a year.[2]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Patty Duke" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Patty Duke", Television Academy; "Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke dies at 69", Orange County Register, March 29, 2016; Eberly, "Patty Duke", Bloomsbury Academic, 1988; "Patty Duke becomes an Irish citizen", Daily Express, March 13, 2013 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Smith, "Patty Duke, Oscar-winning actress and former child star of TV show, dies at 69", The Guardian, March 29, 2016. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
  3. Wikipedia, "Patty Duke" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Smith, "Patty Duke, Oscar-winning actress and former child star of TV show, dies at 69", The Guardian, March 29, 2016; Byrge, "Patty Duke Dead: 'Miracle Worker' Star Was 69", The Hollywood Reporter, March 29, 2016; Puente, "Oscar-winning former child star Patty Duke dies, age 69", USA Today, March 29, 2016; Gugliemi, "Patty Duke Pictured Meeting Helen Keller, the Inspiration Behind The Miracle Worker, in 1961", People, March 31, 2016; Puente, "Oscar-winning former child star Patty Duke dies, age 69", USA Today, March 29, 2016 (we also read t en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Patty Duke" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Dawidziak, "Patty Duke Hopes New Series Will Promote Spirituality", The Roanoke Times, April 1, 1995, p. S-1 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Patty Duke" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke dies at 69", Orange County Register, March 29, 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Patty Duke" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lipton, "Duke of Hazards; Having Survived a Hellish Youth and Manic Depression, Patty Duke Relishes Her Rustic Life Down on the Farm", People, May 3, 1999; Yahr, "Patty Duke: The original survivor of dysfunctional child stardom", The Washington Post, March 29, 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Patty Duke" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Vancheri, "Patty Duke pairs off again as 'identical cousins'", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, April 27, 1999, p. D 1, D 8; Yahr, "Patty Duke: The original survivor of dysfunctional child stardom", The Washington Post, March 29, 2016; Eberly, "Patty Duke: A Bio-Bibliography", Greenwood Press, 1988 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Patty Duke" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Yahr, "Patty Duke: The original survivor of dysfunctional child stardom", The Washington Post, March 29, 2016; "Biography", Officialpattyduke.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Wikipedia, "Patty Duke" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Actress Patty Duke dead at 69", CNN, March 29, 2016; "Winners & Nominees Actress In A Leading Role – Musical Or Comedy (1970)", GoldenGlobes.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Patty Duke" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Yahr, "Patty Duke: The original survivor of dysfunctional child stardom", The Washington Post, March 29, 2016 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Patty Duke" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Yahr, "Patty Duke: The original survivor of dysfunctional child stardom", The Washington Post, March 29, 2016; Eberly, "Patty Duke: A Bio-Bibliography", Greenwood Press, 1988; Eberly, "Patty Duke: A Bio-Bibliography", Greenwood Press, 1988 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  12. Wikipedia, "Patty Duke" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Yahr, "Patty Duke: The original survivor of dysfunctional child stardom", The Washington Post, March 29, 2016; Duke, "Call Me Anna: The Autobiography of Patty Duke", Bantam Books, 1987, p. 8; "Patty Duke Biography – Fandango", Fandango (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  13. Scott, "Patty Duke, labor leader", UPI, July 11, 1987. facts only, no text reused. upi.com

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