Call Me Anna : The Autobiography of Patty Duke

The Star--The public saw her as a gifted childВ В star: the youngest actor to win an Oscar for her roleВ В as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker and theВ В youngest actor to have a prime-time television seriesВ В bearing her own name. The Nightmare--What theВ В public did not see was Anna Marie Duke, a young girlВ В whose life changed forever at age seven whenВ В tyrannical mangers stripped her of nearly all that wasВ В familiar, beginning with her name. She was deprivedВ В of family and friends. Her every word wasВ В programmed, her every action monitored and criticized. SheВ В was fed liquor and prescription drugs, taught toВ В lie to get work, and relentlessly drilled to winВ В roles. The Legend--Out of this nightmare emergedВ В Patty Duke, a show business legend still searchingВ В for the child, Anna. She won three Emmy Awards andВ В divorced three husbands. A starring role inВ В Valley of the Dolls nearly ruined herВ В career. She was notorious for wild spending sprees,В В turbulent liaisons, and an uncontrollable temper.В В Until a long hidden illness was diagnosed, and herВ В amazing recovery recovery began. The Triumph--В В Call Me Anna is an American successВ В story that grew out of a bizarre and desperateВ В struggle for survival. A harrowing, ultimatelyВ В triumphant story told by Patty Duke herself--wife,В В mother, political activist, President of the ScreenВ В Actors Guild, and at last, a happy, fulfilled womanВ В whose miracle is her own life. From the Paperback edition. From the Publisher The Star--The public saw her as a gifted child star: the youngest actor to win an Oscar for her role as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker and the youngest actor to have a prime-time television series bearing her own name. The Nightmare--What the public did not see was Anna Marie Duke, a young girl whose life changed forever at age seven when tyrannical mangers stripped her of nearly all that was familiar, beginning with her name. She was deprived of family and friends. Her every word was programmed, her every action monitored and criticized. She was fed liquor and prescription drugs, taught to lie to get work, and relentlessly drilled to win roles. The Legend--Out of this nightmare emerged Patty Duke, a show business legend still searching for the child, Anna. She won three Emmy Awards and divorced three husbands. A starring role in Valley Of The Dolls nearly ruined her career. She was notorious for wild spending sprees, turbulent liaisons, and an uncontrollable temper. Until a long hidden illness was diagnosed, and her amazing recovery recovery began. The Triumph-- Call Me Anna is an American success story that grew out of a bizarre and desperate struggle for survival. A harrowing, ultimately triumphant story told by Patty Duke herself--wife, mother, political activist, President of The Screen Actors Guild, and at last, a happy, fulfilled woman whose miracle is her own life. From the Inside Flap The Star--The public saw her as a gifted childВ В star: the youngest actor to win an Oscar for her roleВ В as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker and theВ В youngest actor to have a prime-time television seriesВ В bearing her own name. The Nightmare--What theВ В public did not see was Anna Marie Duke, a young girlВ В whose life changed forever at age seven whenВ В tyrannical mangers stripped her of nearly all that wasВ В familiar, beginning with her name. She was deprivedВ В of family and friends. Her every word wasВ В programmed, her every action monitored and criticized. SheВ В was fed liquor and prescription drugs, taught toВ В lie to get work, and relentlessly drilled to winВ В roles. The Legend--Out of this nightmare emergedВ В Patty Duke, a show business legend still searchingВ В for the child, Anna. She won three Emmy Awards andВ В divorced three husbands. A starring role inВ В Valley of the Dolls nearly ruined herВ В career. She was notorious for wild spending sprees,В В turbulent liaisons, and an uncontrollable temper.В В Until a long hidden illness was diagnosed, and herВ В amazing recovery recovery began. The Triumph--В В Call Me Anna is an American successВ В story that grew out of a bizarre and desperateВ В struggle for survival. A harrowing, ultimatelyВ В triumphant story told by Patty Duke herself--wife,В В mother, political activist, President of the ScreenВ В Actors Guild, and at last, a happy, fulfilled womanВ В whose miracle is her own life. The Star: The public saw her as a gifted child star: the youngest actor to win an Oscar for her role as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker and the youngest actor to have a prime-time television series bearing her own name. The Nightmare: What the public did not see was Anna Marie Duke, a young girl whose life changed forever at age seven when tyrannical mangers stripped her of nearly all that was familiar, beginning with her name. She was deprived of family and friends. Her every word was programmed, her every action monitored and criticized. She was fed liquor and prescription drugs, taught to lie to get work, and relentlessly drilled to win roles. The Legend: Out of this nightmare emerged Patty Duke, a show business legend still searching for the child, Anna. She won three Emmy Awards and divorced three husbands. A starring role in Valley of the Dolls nearly ruined her career. She was notorious for wild spending sprees, turbulent liaisons, and an uncontrollable temper. Until a long hidden illness was diagnosed, and her amazing recovery recovery began. The Triumph: Call Me Anna is an American success story that grew out of a bizarre and desperate struggle for survival. A harrowing, ultimately triumphant story told by Patty Duke herself—wife, mother, political activist, President of the Screen Actors Guild, and at last, a happy, fulfilled woman whose miracle is her own life.