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Anna Marie "Patty" Duke (born December 14, 1946) is an American actress of stage, film and television. She first became famous as a child star, winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at age 16 for her role in ''The Miracle Worker'', which she had originated on Broadway. She later starred in the sitcom, ''The Patty Duke Show.'' She progressed to more mature roles upon playing Neely O'Hara in the 1967 film ''Valley of the Dolls.'' She was later elected president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1985 to 1988, succeeding her ''Patty Duke Show'' co-star William Schallert. Duke was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1982; since then, she has devoted much of her time to advocating and educating the public on mental health issues. In 1996, 30 years after ''The Patty Duke Show'' ended, Duke was ranked #40 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time. == Early life == Duke was born in Elmhurst, Queens, New York, the youngest of three children born of Frances (née McMahon), a cashier, and John Brock Duke, a handyman and cab driver.〔〔 She is of German (from her maternal grandmother) and Irish descent.〔 Her paternal grandparents, James and Katness (O'Hara) Duke, immigrated to New York from County Longford, Ireland. Duke, her brother Raymond, and her sister Carol experienced a tough childhood. Their father was an alcoholic and their mother suffered from clinical depression and was prone to violence. When Duke was six, her mother threw her father out; when she was eight, her mother turned her care over to John and Ethel Ross, so that they could become her managers - they were looking for a girl to add to their stable after already promoting her older brother as an actor; they recognized her talent and promoted her as a child actress.〔 The Rosses' methods of managing Duke's career were often unscrupulous and exploitative; they consistently billed Duke as being two years younger than she actually was and padded her resume with false credits. Ethel Ross gave the sweeping name-change order; "Anna Marie is dead; you're Patty now." She hoped that "Patty Duke" would duplicate the success of child actress Patty McCormack.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Biography )〕 This act would have painful repercussions for Duke in the future.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Patty Duke」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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