Call Me Anna: The Autobiography of Patty Duke
The Star--The public saw her as a gifted child  star: the  youngest actor to win an Oscar for her role  as Helen Keller inThe  Miracle Workerand 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 inValley Of The Dollsnearly 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  Annais 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.