Patty Duke as Patty and Cathy Lane Patty Duke as she appeared on the show and at a 2014 eventGetty Images Patty Duke was actually born Anna Marie "Patty Duke" on December 14, 1946 in New York City.

Duke, whose real name was Anna Marie Duke, co-authored a memoir titled “In the Presence of Greatness” alongside her friend William J. Jankowski, which was recently published.

Eddie Applegate, who starred as Patty Duke’s goofy boyfriend in the 1960s sitcom "The Patty Duke Show," died Monday in Los Angeles, The Hollywood Reporter reported. He was 81. From 1963 to 1966 ...

-- Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke was remembered by family, friends and fans at a public memorial service Saturday. Duke, whose real name was Anna Pearce, died March 29 from sepsis. She was 69.

Duke, whose real name is Anna, died in March at the age of 69 from sepsis, a condition that comes about as the result of an infection. One of Duke’s sons, Mackenzie Astin, spoke first.

Gallery: The memorial service for longtime Coeur d'Alene resident Patty Duke, an Academy Award-winning actress, author and mental health advocate, was held Saturday, April 16, 2016, in Coeur d ...

Patty Duke already was well-known before this as an accomplished actress, having won an Oscar as a teenager for her 1961 performance as Helen Keller in “The Miracle Worker.” I first knew her ...

Duke won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Helen Keller in 1962's The Miracle Worker. She died Tuesday at the age of 69. Originally broadcast in 1988. This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies, in ...

Duke won an Academy Award for her portrayal of Helen Keller in 1962's The Miracle Worker. She died Tuesday at the age of 69. Originally broadcast in 1988.

Patty Duke’s death Tuesday (at the too-early age of 69) robs us of not only one of my generation’s great performers, but leaves us bereft with a sense of grief ...

Duke won an Emmy Award for the TV movie “My Sweet Charlie” in 1970, though she gave “a long, incoherent acceptance speech” when she accepted her award, as the Los Angeles Times put it.