Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke dies at 69

She had won an Academy Award at age 16 for her portrayal of activist Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker

Published Wed, Mar 30, 2016 · 09:50 PM

    Los Angeles

    ACTRESS and singer Patty Duke, who won an Oscar at age 16 for her portrayal of deaf-blind political activist Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker, died Tuesday. She was 69.

    Duke, whose real name was Anna Pearce, had developed sepsis from a ruptured intestine, her manager Mitchell Stubbs said in a statement.

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