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42. Oh dear! She was open about her challenges.

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Tue Mar 29, 2016, 01:44 PM

Mar 2016

And OMG! What talent! Regretfully the studios wasted it.

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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