Showing all 64 items. She had been diagnosed as being manic-depressive, and had co-authored a book about the disorder, "A Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic-Depressive Illness".
Adopted a son, Kevin Pearce born , with Michael Pearce. She was the youngest actress at the time 12 to have her name above the marquee title on Broadway "The Miracle Worker" and the youngest ever 16 to have a television series bearing her name The Patty Duke Show Her second marriage to Michael Tell came about suddenly during a particular virulent manic attack, ignited by a broken romance with Desi Arnaz Jr.
The marriage lasted 13 days. According to her book "Call Me Anna", she was pregnant and unmarried when she met Michael Tell and she married him to give the unborn child a name. Sean was conceived around the time she was involved with John Astin. Early in her career, she appeared in television commercials, including one for the Remco Movieland Drive-In Theatre toy.
Patty was the youngest of the three. Parents are John Patrick and Frances Duke; her father was an alcoholic and left the family when Patty was very young. Spoke at the memorial service for her friend and mentor, Anne Bancroft. She won an Oscar for playing Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker , making her one of 17 actors to win the Award for playing a real person who was still alive at the evening of the Award ceremony as of At the time she won her Best Supporting Actress Oscar, she was the youngest person ever to win an Oscar in a competitive category.
This is partially because AMPAS discontinued their practice of awarding miniature Oscars to "child" actors following Hayley Mills' mini-statuette in for Pollyanna , allowing actors of all ages to compete for "regular" Academy Awards.
Although she had been on stage and in film for over five years at the time she appeared in Valley of the Dolls , she said it was her co-star Sharon Tate who taught her how to use make-up to her best advantage.
Though she professionally went by Patty Duke, to friends she was Anna her birth name Pearce her married last name.
Moved, with husband Michael Pearce , to Idaho in This was long reported that his father was John Astin famous for playing Gomez on "The Addams Family" among other things whom Duke married nearly 18 months later on August 5, DNA testing later proved that his biological father was Michael Tell, to whom Duke was shortly married to June July 9, before the marriage was annulled.
Received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the University of North Florida in Jacksonville, Florida on December 14, Child's father is her second ex-husband, Michael Tell. Child's father is her third ex-husband, John Astin. Became a grandmother for the first time at age 49 when her son Sean Astin and his wife Christine Astin welcomed a daughter, Ali Astin on November 27, Became a grandmother for the second time at age 55 when her son Sean Astin and his wife Christine Astin welcomed a daughter, Elizabeth Louise Astin on August 6, Became a grandmother for the third time at age 58 when her son Sean Astin and his wife Christine Astin welcomed a daughter, Isabella Louise Astin on July 22, When receiving her Academy Awards statuette for Miracle Worker, back in , she is recorded for having the shortest talk of all Academy Awards history ceremonies.
She just said: "Thank You" and got away. Was friends with William Schallert. Was one of 22 Oscar-winning actresses to have been born in the state of New York.
As a youngster, she would appear on amateur nights at the Elks club in Elmhurst, Queens where she lived. She was married four times and had multiple affairs, which led to some confusion over the father of one of her three children, Lord of the Rings actor Sean Astin his biological dad turned out to be one of her lovers-turned-short-lived husbands.
Duke's life and career were tumultuous, and not just because of her bipolar disorder or the fact she worked so much her Internet Movie Database page shows she has a movie, Power of the Air , coming out in , but because of her personal life. She worked extremely hard. Astin said she had dealt with a multitude of ailments over the years, including emphysema after years of smoking. He said he was grateful to the rush of tributes for his mother.
So, this last hour's a joy moment for me. Duke married her fourth husband, drill sergeant Michael Pearce, in , after meeting on the set of a TV movie, A Time to Triumph, for which Pearce served as a consultant. They moved to Hayden, Idaho, adopted a son, Kevin, born in After her marriage, Duke used the name Anna Duke-Pearce in her writings and other professional work.
As is now routine, condolences started piling up on Twitter, addressed to Duke and to her son, Sean Astin, from famous friends and from fans.
I will miss her. Very saddened on the passing of Patty Duke. She was a wonderful friend on Twitter. Condolences to her family. Must've watched reruns as kid in Ossining NY. How Much Have You Seen? How much of Patty Duke's work have you seen?
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