PATTY DUKE - INSCRIBED SELF-CARICATURE SIGNED - HFSID 15705
Price: $480.00
PATTY DUKE
The actress who has portrayed Anne Sullivan and Helen Keller in two different The
Miracle Worker films signed this caricature with a note
Inscribed Self-Caricature signed: "Dear Mr. Hemminger,/ The closest I can come to a self-/
caricature is to draw what's/ on the inside/ All my good wishes/ Patty Duke Astin", 1p,
8¾x5¾. At lower left, Duke has drawn a large circle with a smiling face. Appearing in her first
film at age eight (I'll Cry Tomorrow, 1955), Patty Duke (1946-2016) earned an Oscar as
Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker
(1962). Seventeen years after this award-winning performance, she portrayed Anne Sullivan in
a TV movie remake. As the star of The Patty Duke Show (1963-1966), she portrayed identical
twins. Other film credits include Billie (1965), Me, Natalie (1969), and Willy/Milly
(1986). Her son Sean Astin is also an actor; he famously portrayed Sam Gamgee in The Lord
of the Rings film trilogy. Duke was the first female president of the Screen Actors Guild
(1985-1988). Over the course of her long and celebrated career, she won an Oscar, two
Golden Globes, and three Emmys. Fine condition.
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