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Birth
I was born on this date in Elmhurst, New York. With my real name Anna Marie Duke. -
Dad leaves
When I was six years old my mother kicked my father out for his constient drinking. -
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I left to live with the managers
When I was 8 years old John and Ethel Ross convicneced my mother that it was the right thing to let me live with them. And i did so all the way to age 18. -
Helen Keller On Broadway
The director of the show was aruther penn. 18 Curtain calls in Philedalphia. -
I leave the Miracle Worker
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The Miracle Worker becomes a movie
The miracle worker became a movie and I won an academy award for best supporting actress. -
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Billie
In 1965, I starred in the movie Billie. It was a success and was the first movie ever sold to a television network. -
Valley Of The Dolls
I then starred in Valley of the Dolls (1967), which was a financial but not a critical success. -
Me, Natalie
In 1969, I secured a part in an independent film called Me, Natalie. -
My first son was born
Sean Astin -
My second son was born
Mackenzie Alexander Astin -
Second Emmy
On this date Patty won her second emmy for the highly successful mini-series "Captains and the Kings" -
I have a manic depressive illness!
At age 35 I found out why I was so depressed and couldn't contol it, I had an extreme Biopolar illness. -
Autobiography
In 1987 she wrote her autobiography "Call Me Anna" -
Autobiography-Movie
Her autobiography became a TV movie in 1990, with Patty playing herself from her 30s onward. -
Second Book
Patty Duke wrote her second book on this date called "A Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic Depression Illness." -
My life now
Today, almost fifty years after my acting debut, I am still going strong. Im a happy wife, mother, mental spokesperson and actress who has starred in about a dozen feature films and over seventy movies for television. I am proud to say that i am one of the few stars who has survived child stardom and went on to become a successful and respected adult actress.
