Duke played both parts: the perky one and the studious one. The series was based on a Sidney Sheldon pilot about two identical-looking cousins, one American (Patty Lane) and one English (Cathy Lane). The Patty Duke Show ran for three seasons on ABC, and she was nominated for an Emmy in 1964. She also collected three Emmy Awards among 10 nominations during her career.Īlso at 16, Duke became the youngest at that time to have a TV series bearing her name. Her husband, Michael Pearce, told The New York Times that she had died at a hospital near her home in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, from complications of a ruptured intestine that she had suffered Thursday.ĭuke received her Oscar in 1963 at age 16, then the youngest ever to win in a competitive category.
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