Broadcast on ABC from September 18, 1963, to April 27, 1966 (and successfully syndicated for many years afterwards). The Patty Duke Show was a vehicle for teenage star Patty Duke, who was coming off ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The courage that a teenage Patty Duke portrayed on-screen as Helen Keller in “The Miracle Worker” was breathtaking and Oscar-winning. Duke’s own gritty struggle against bipolar ...