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Entertainment News: Film, TV Star & Oscar Winner Patty Duke Dies at 69
Submitted by PatrickMcD on March 29, 2016 - 1:47pmCOEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO – She was a lesson in duality. One of her most famous roles was as “identical cousins” on “The Patty Duke Show,” and Anna Marie “Patty” Duke also made public her fight with bipolar disorder. She was also a talented actress, winning an Oscar as teenager for “The Miracle Worker.” Ms. Duke passed away on March 29th, 2016, at the age of 69, at her home in Idaho.
Interview: Oscar Winner Patty Duke On a Life in Duality
Submitted by PatrickMcD on December 15, 2010 - 12:14pmCHICAGO – In one of the most famous TV openings in the medium’s history, “identical cousins,” Patty and Cathy Lane, were introduced. Those two ends of one person were played by Patty Duke, a previous Oscar winner for “The Miracle Worker” and subsequent stellar acting career. Ironically, she also fought bipolar disorder.
