The Swarm
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Duke's first major starring role was Helen Keller (with Anne Bancroft as Anne Sullivan), in the Broadway play The Miracle Worker, which ran from October 1959 to July 1961. Duke originated the role of Keller on Broadway, although Patty McCormack actually originated the role in its earlier original presentation as a live television drama on ...
Jul 30, 2022 · Patty Duke almost missed out on playing Helen Keller. Similar to Bancroft, Duke wasn't the preferred actress to play Helen Keller for the film, despite playing the character for...
Oct 14, 1979 · Patty Duke, who won an Oscar as young Helen Keller in the 1962 version, played Anne Sullivan in the 1979 TV version and won an Emmy for it.
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Photo of Patty Duke as Helen Keller and Anne Bancroft as Anne Sullivan in the 1959 Broadway play The Miracle Worker: In this scene, Miss Sullivan tries to teach Helen the meaning of "water". The Miracle Worker refers to a broadcast, a play and various other adaptations of Helen Keller's 1903 autobiography The Story of My Life.
Patty Duke as Helen Keller. Victor Jory as Captain Arthur Keller. Inga Swenson as Kate Keller. Andrew Prine as James Keller. Kathleen Comegys as Aunt Ev. Beah Richards as Viney (uncredited) Jack Hollander as Mr. Anagnos (uncredited) Michael Darden as Percy (uncredited) Dale Ellen Bethea as Martha (uncredited)
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Mar 29, 2016 · 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 actress died early Tuesday morning of sepsis from a ruptured intestine, according to her agent Mitchell Stubbs.
Mar 29, 2016 · She played an adolescent Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker" and played identical cousins in her own TV sitcom in the early 1960s. Here's NPR's Bob Mondello.
