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 Paperback edition.
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