Happy Birthday Anna "Patty" Duke!

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 12/14/06 at 11:49am

The multi-award winner is 60 today.

Updated On: 12/14/06 at 11:49 AM

[Kristie-K2]

Posted: 12/14/06 at 11:53am

I love this woman.....Great Actress

Happy Birthday

[shameless]

Posted: 12/14/06 at 11:53am

Happy Birthday, Patty! Lookin' good!

Updated On: 12/14/06 at 11:53 AM

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 12/14/06 at 11:54am

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 12/14/06 at 11:56am

For the kiddies, from Wikipedia:

Childhood

Born Anna Marie Duke in Elmhurst, Queens, New York, USA to an Irish American father, John P. Duke, and an Irish-German mother, Frances McMahon.

Duke experienced what could be termed a Dickensian childhood. Her father was an alcoholic, and her mother suffered from unipolar disorder and was prone to violence.

When Duke was 6, her mother threw her father out. When she was 8, her mother essentially turned Duke's care over to her managers, John and Ethel Ross, who recognized her talent and promoted her as a child actress.

The Rosses' methods were somewhat unscrupulous. For instance, they consistently billed Duke as two years younger than she was, and padded her resume with some false credits. It was Ethel Ross who gave the sweeping name-change order, "Anna Marie is dead, you are Patty now." This would have painful repercussions for Duke in the decades to come. (Her professional name was chosen because the Rosses wanted her to achieve the success of Patty McCormack).
Lots more!

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 12/14/06 at 11:58am

I was lucky enough to see her on Broadway in OKLAHOMA! She was wonderful.

[cheezedoodle]

Posted: 12/14/06 at 11:59am

Sparkle Patty! Sparkle! Actually, you always have. Happy Birthday - I still have this album somewhere...

[Broadwayboobs]

Posted: 12/14/06 at 11:59am

LOVE HER !!! Happy Birthday and many more !!!

[JohnBoy2]

Posted: 12/14/06 at 12:30pm

She's among my Top 5 favorites. Happy Birthday to the wonderful Patty Duke. I'll call her Anna or Astin, as long as someone keeps her working!