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Call Me Anna: The Autobiography of Patty Duke

Call Me Anna: The Autobiography of Patty Duke Paperback - 1990

by Patty Duke

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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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Bantam Books, 1990. Paperback. New. reissue edition. 320 pages. 6.75x4.25x1.00 inches.
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  • Title Call Me Anna: The Autobiography of Patty Duke
  • Author Patty Duke
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reissue
  • Condition New
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bantam Books, Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.
  • Date 1990
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 1-0553272055
  • ISBN 9780553272055 / 0553272055
  • Weight 0.38 lbs (0.17 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.94 x 4.18 x 0.88 in (17.63 x 10.62 x 2.24 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Actors - United States, Autobiographies
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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First line

About two years ago I went to a meeting in the office of Sid Sheinberg, president of MCA and one of the most powerful men in the entertainment industry.

From the jacket flap

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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  • Newsweek, 07/13/2009, Page 56

About the author

Patty Duke (1946-2016) was a true show business legend whose career spanned six decades. Her Oscar win for her role as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker made her, at the time, the youngest Academy Award winner. She also entered the history books as the youngest person to have a show bearing her full name, with The Patty Duke Show, on which she played genetically unexplainable identical cousins. In addition to her acting, she became the second woman ever elected president of the Screen Actors Guild.