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 actress who won fame with her stage and screen portrayals of Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker," died Tuesday, according to her agent. She was 69. Duke died of sepsis from a ruptured ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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. She was 69. Her ...