Patty Duke
(1946-2016)
Patty Duke (born Anna
Marie Duke; December 14, 1946 – March 29, 2016) was an
American actress of stage, film, and television. She first became known
as a teen star, winning an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at
age 16 for her role as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker
(1962), a role which she had originated on Broadway. The following year
she was given her own show, The
Patty Duke Show, in which she played "identical cousins".
She later progressed to more mature roles such as that of Neely O'Hara in the
film Valley of the Dolls
(1967).
IMDb: Patty Duke
(1946–2016)
Patty Duke was born
Anna Marie Duke on December 14, 1946 in Elmhurst, New York, to Frances
Margaret (McMahon), a cashier, and John Patrick Duke, a cab driver and
handyman. She is of Irish, and one eighth German, descent. Her acting
career began when she was introduced to her brother Ray Duke's
managers, John and Ethel Ross ...
Message No. 773 at this site, from Joe Kearney: "trying to trace a Michael V. O'Hara from Longford Ireland. Sailed to America 1909 with his mother Cathrine (See Message no. 759 also). He and his mother joined Michael's sister Kate Ann (O'Hara). She was married to a man called James Dukes also from Longford Ireland. I am led to believe they are the grandparents of the actress Patty Duke (1946-2016)".
A
Tasteful Tragedy (video 1)
Collage of the
character Neely O'Hara from the film adaptation of "Valley of the
Dolls". Played by Patty Duke (YouTube video).
Patty
Duke as ‘Neely O'Hara’ in ‘Valley of the
Dolls’ (1967)
(video 2)
Patty
Duke as ‘Neely O'Hara’ in ‘Valley of the
Dolls’ (1967)
(video 3)
Patty
Duke as ‘Neely O'Hara’ in ‘Valley of the
Dolls’ (1967)
(video 4)
Patty
Duke as ‘Neely O'Hara’ in ‘Valley of the
Dolls’ (1967)
(video 5)
The
Song Neely O'Hara: Track from Bright Eyes Album "Every Day And Every
Night"
This track is titled
after the character Neely O'Hara from the original chick lit novel,
‘Valley of the Dolls’. The novel tells the stories
of three women working in the entertainment industry, each affected
differently by the spotlight and how they are perceived as people, and
the influence of being in the public eye causes enormous damage to all
three characters- one who comes close to wrecking her life, another who
takes her own life, and Neely, whose life is left a wreck.
Lyrics
to "Neely O'Hara" song by Bright Eyes
Bright Eyes
– Neely O'Hara (Song Meanings)
Bright
Eyes Lyrics: Neely O'Hara Lyrics
Bright
Eyes - Neely O'Hara with Lyrics (video 6)
Bright
Eyes Live - Neely O'Hara
(video 7)
Bright
Eyes Live Performance of Song "Neely O'Hara" in
Amersterdam, 2005
(video 8)
(HQ AUDIO) Bright Eyes: Neely O'Hara Live in Ulm, Germany, 2005 (video
9)