“OSCAR and Emmy Award winning actress Patty Duke has died after contracting sepsis from a ruptured intestine.
““This morning, our beloved wife, mother, matriarch and the exquisite artist, humanitarian and champion of mental health, Anna Patty Duke, closed her eyes, quieted her pain and ascended to a beautiful place,” read a family statement.
““We celebrate the infinite love and compassion she shared through her work and throughout her life.”
“Born Anna Pearce, Duke won an Academy Award at the age of 16 for her role as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker.
“A year later she became the youngest person to ever have a self-titled show when The Patty Duke Show premiered.”
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