LOS ANGELES - Patty Duke, who won a supporting actress Oscar playing Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker," starred in 1960s sitcom "The Patty Duke Show" and served as president of SAG, died Tuesday.

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Film-lovers were shocked by the unexpected passing of actress Patty Duke on March 29. At the time of her death, Duke, 69, had amassed more than 125 credits at Internet Movie Database. She had won an ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The courage that a teenage Patty Duke portrayed on-screen as Helen Keller in “The Miracle Worker” was breathtaking and Oscar-winning. Duke’s own gritty struggle against bipolar ...

Patty Duke, the Oscar-winning actress who also spent 50 years in front of TV cameras, capturing the heart of an entire generation playing a pair of identical cousins, died Tuesday. She was 69. Duke’s ...

In the new book "In the Presence of Greatness: My Sixty-Year Journey as an Actress," the late Oscar winner Patty Duke reflects on her extraordinary career and the many legends with whom she crossed ...

Patty Duke, at age 16, won an Oscar for portraying Helen Keller in “The Miracle Worker.” The Miracle Worker What: Classic film screening by Omaha film historian Bruce Crawford, a benefit for the Omaha ...

Patty Duke, the film, TV, and stage actress who won an Academy Award at age 16 for her role as Helen Keller in A Miracle Worker, has died. She was 69. Actor Sean Astin confirmed the death of his mom ...

NEW YORK -- Patty Duke, who as a teen won an Oscar for playing Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker," then maintained a long career while battling personal demons, has died at the age of 69. The ...