Patty L Duke

Call Me Anna: The Autobiography of Patty Duke

A Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic-Depressive Illness

Call Me Anna: The Autobiography of Patty Duke

A Brilliant Madness: Living With Manic-Depressive Illness

Sean Astin

…Tell's marriage to Patty Duke was annulled shortly before her marriage in 1972 to actor John Astin, who then adopted her son. In 1973, Duke gave birth to Astin's half-brother Mackenzie Astin, who also became an actor. Although Patty Duke and John Astin divorced in 1985,[7] Astin has written ...

Mary Badham

…Mary Badham had no prior film acting experience before being cast in To Kill a Mockingbird. The Oscar in her category went to another child actress, Patty Duke for The Miracle Worker. During filming, Badham became particularly close to actor Gregory Peck, who played Scout's father, Atticus F...

Helen Keller

…of Sullivan as a "miracle worker." Its first realization was the 1957 Playhouse 90 teleplay of that title by William Gibson. He adapted it for a Broadway production in 1959 and an Oscar-winning feature film in 1962, starring Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke. It was remade for television in 1979 ...