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(26,001 posts) Tue Mar 29, 2016, 12:44 PM Mar 2016

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Patty Duke, Oscar Winner and Sitcom Star, Dies at 69 [View all]

Source: Hollywood Reporter

She received an Academy Award at 16 for playing Helen Keller in 'The Miracle Worker' and starred as two cousins in 'The Patty Duke Show.'

Patty Duke, who won a best supporting actress Oscar for her performance as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker and starred as two cousins, different as night and day, on her own sitcom, has died. She was 69.

Her son, actor Sean Astin, reported the news on Good Day LA:

https://twitter.com/HayleyHerst/status/714850326034001921

Read more: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/patty-duke-dead-miracle-worker-878902

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Patty Duke, Oscar Winner and Sitcom Star, Dies at 69 [View all] villager Mar 2016 OP

oh no. what a wonderful talent gone too soon. mountain grammy Mar 2016 #1

godspeed, Patty... magical thyme Mar 2016 #2

Damn, my generation are dropping like flies Old Vet Mar 2016 #3

what a horrible way to die. sepsis hollysmom Mar 2016 #4

I'm so sorry for your loss... and that your brother had to endure so much. deurbano Mar 2016 #60

Another part of my long-gone youth leaves packman Mar 2016 #5

I remember this movie from when I was a kid but younger than her Jennylynn Mar 2016 #32

I met the Astins when her kids played Little League in Westwood GreatGazoo Mar 2016 #6

Thanks for that remembrance. Did you play Little League on the "Bad News Bears" field in Westwood? villager Mar 2016 #8

worked at the Roger Corman studio (New World) right across Sepulveda from it GreatGazoo Mar 2016 #11

I know exactly those buildings, that block. villager Mar 2016 #18

I didn't realize who awoke_in_2003 Mar 2016 #44

I remember when watching the film version of The Miracle Worker DebbieCDC Mar 2016 #7

I had a crush on both of her .. Scuba Mar 2016 #9

RIP Patty, thanks for all your talent. jillan Mar 2016 #10

Sally Field was The Flying Nun. eom zalinda Mar 2016 #13

You are right. Duh..... lol fixing it right now. jillan Mar 2016 #15

She was great in every role she played. narnian60 Mar 2016 #12

:( n/t PatrynXX Mar 2016 #14

She was much younger then I would have guessed Brother Buzz Mar 2016 #16

Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2016 #17

I remember her show Hail to the Chief bluestateguy Mar 2016 #19

Anna (birth name) starred twice in no_hypocrisy Mar 2016 #20

NOOOOOO BumRushDaShow Mar 2016 #21

OMG, I forgot all about Neely O'Hara! (nt) DebbieCDC Mar 2016 #43

Patty Duke talks about mental illness and Robin Williams jtuck004 Mar 2016 #22

In the eighties, she married an Army sergeant who was a technical advisor on one of her movies Ex Lurker Mar 2016 #23

Thank you for that link LittleGirl Mar 2016 #29

she was also great heaven05 Mar 2016 #24

I was captivated by The Miracle Worker, and watched it... 3catwoman3 Mar 2016 #25

The Miracle Worker made a huge impression on me as a kid whathehell Mar 2016 #30

Another contemporary here, 3catwoman3 spiderpig Mar 2016 #41

I also loved her son's... 3catwoman3 Mar 2016 #47

Who can resist Sean? spiderpig Mar 2016 #51

In tribute: the Patty Duke Show theme song (c. 1963) DinahMoeHum Mar 2016 #26

+1 villager Mar 2016 #35

Every day CountAllVotes Mar 2016 #27

my second TV star crush.... ghostsinthemachine Mar 2016 #28

Yes either one dembotoz Mar 2016 #39

She was amazing JackInGreen Mar 2016 #31

RIP benld74 Mar 2016 #33

Oh, that's so sad. She was just a couple months younger than me. Blue_In_AK Mar 2016 #34

condolences to her family and friends. May she rest in peace. Hiraeth Mar 2016 #36

My Sweet Charlie 1970 Mendocino Mar 2016 #37

That's what I remember her most for. Matilda Mar 2016 #63

One of tv's best moments - My Sweet Charlie. watrwefitinfor Mar 2016 #64

She was so open about her battles with mental health... Scruffy Rumbler Mar 2016 #38

A great actress who happened to suffer from bipolar disorder. avaistheone1 Mar 2016 #40

Oh dear! She was open about her challenges. longship Mar 2016 #42

Very sad news DesertRat Mar 2016 #45

RIP Neely O"Hara.nt m-lekktor Mar 2016 #46

Valley of the Dolls... 3catwoman3 Mar 2016 #49

Jacqueline Susann. I remember "The Love Machine" as well. m-lekktor Mar 2016 #52

Oh yes. Mine too. llmart Mar 2016 #62

Rest in peace, Patty. I can remember you giving us hours and hours of PatrickforO Mar 2016 #48

So, so, so sad to read this news! Siwsan Mar 2016 #50

Such sad news. MuseRider Mar 2016 #53

RIP, Patty shanti Mar 2016 #54

Sepsis from ruptured intestine HockeyMom Mar 2016 #55

RIP Patty SoapBox Mar 2016 #56

I was at her last public speaking engagement in 2014 Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #57

Don't miss this interview as well. SoapBox Mar 2016 #58

A sad day for her dear family and us boomers. Duppers Mar 2016 #59

Last season she did a role on Disney's whistler162 Mar 2016 #61

My first TV crush.... sendero Mar 2016 #65

I remember the episode with Sammy Savis Jr. Babel_17 Mar 2016 #66

Lol at the Harry Truman reference in Part One Babel_17 Mar 2016 #67

Sparkle, Patty, sparkle. RIP. nt valerief Mar 2016 #68

Here she is with her 'dad' recently burfman Mar 2016 #69

Farewell, Patti. n/t FourScore Mar 2016 #70

I had a crush on her when I was 12 years old and she was Mr. Wizard's assistant. DrBulldog Mar 2016 #71

She was also a singer..... Miss Marmelstein Mar 2016 #72

Did you guys know she was a very liberal Democrat? Major Hogwash Mar 2016 #73