Patty Duke

Patty Duke
Patty Duke
	Duke in 1975
Born	Anna Marie Duke; December 14, 1946; [Manhattan], New York City, New York, United States
Died	March 29, 2016 (aged 69); Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, United States
Other names	Patty Duke Astin; Anna Duke-Pearce
Occupation(s)	Actress, author, mental health advocate
Spouse(s)	Harry Falk; (m. 1965-1969, divorced); Michael Tell; (m. 1970-1970, annulled); John Astin; (m. 1972-1985, divorced); Michael Pearce; (m. 1986-2016, her death)
Children	Sean Astin; Mackenzie Astin; Kevin Pearce
President of the Screen Actors Guild
	In office; 1985–1988
Preceded by	Edward Asner
Succeeded by	Barry Gordon
Website	www.officialpattyduke.com

Anna Marie "Patty" Duke (December 14, 1946^[1] – March 29, 2016) was an American stage, television and movie actress. She was born in Manhattan, New York City.^[1] Duke was married to actor John Astin and had two children; Mackenzie Astin and Sean Astin.

In 1963, at age 16, Duke won the Academy Award for "Best Actress in a Supporting Role" for playing Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker.^[2] At the time, she was the youngest person to win the award.^[1]

On March 29, 2016, Duke died of sepsis from a ruptured intestine in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. She was 69 years old.^[3]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Patty Duke Biography". Biography.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
↑ "Academy Awards Database". Oscar.org. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
↑ "Patty Duke, Oscar-Winning Actress and TV Star, Dies at 69". Variety. 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2016-03-29.

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[bio-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Patty Duke Biography". Biography.com. Archived from the original on 31 March 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2013.

[Oscar-2] "Academy Awards Database". Oscar.org. Retrieved 11 July 2013.

[3] "Patty Duke, Oscar-Winning Actress and TV Star, Dies at 69". Variety. 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2016-03-29.

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