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Hardcover Call Me Anna: The Autobiography of Patty Duke Book

ISBN: 0553052098

ISBN13: 9780553052091

Call Me Anna: The Autobiography of Patty Duke

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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.

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Patty is a pioneer for telling her candid story

"Call Me Anna" is Patty's own story. Patty Duke wrote this book in 1988 long before it was fashionable to "tell all" like today's throwaway "stars" do. Like millions of Americans, Patty Duke has always been one of my most cherished TV actresses because her talent is so deep and thought-provoking. But I never knew much about her, until I read "Call Me Anna." "Call Me Anna" describes Patty's rise to TV stardom (playing the...

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May I add . . .

--that this book is also of value even if you care nothing about bipolar conditions, for Kenneth Turan really convinced Patty Duke to put all her cards out on the table, and the result is more than just a medical textbook as some of the other reviewers would like you to believe. It is, among other things, the inside story of the most remarkable child actress of her day, and of a strange career that included Broadway stardom...

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Excellent

I really appreciate this book. Patty Duke tells her story well and I applaud her for having the courage to let the whole world know about her private adversities, especially her struggle with illness. Since learning more about Patty Duke, I also highly recommend a little book by Taro Gold called "Open Your Mind, Open Your Life" which contains many inspirational thoughts based on the Buddhism that Patty Duke practices. Excellent...

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A Must Read for anyone with Manic Depression, Bi-Polar & ADD

I read this book about 10 years ago, and it began a healingprocess in my own life. I have ADD but had been diagnosed ManicDepressed and Bi-Polar for 20 years due to the sub-characteristic symptoms that ADD/ADHD has...they are the same as a manic depressed person but not to the severity. It is an exceptional book of insight into this disorder, and an incredible biography of an incredible peer of the baby boomer generation!...

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