Patty Duke

Patty Duke, who won an Oscar as a teen for “The Miracle Worker” and maintained a long and successful career throughout her life, has died at the age of 69. Duke’s agent, Mitchell Stubbs, says the actress died early Tuesday morning of sepsis from a ruptured intestine.

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Tue., March 29, 2016

FILE- In this April 20, 2011 file photo, Patty Duke is directing the play that made her famous, "The Miracle Worker" at Interplayers in Spokane, Wash. She won an Oscar for playing Helen Keller and an Emmy for playing Annie Sullivan in a TV version.

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Patty Duke in a 1959 photo.

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In this April 8, 1963, file photo, actress Patty Duke, 16, accepts the Oscar as best supporting actress for her work in “The Miracle Worker” at the annual Academy Awards in Santa Monica, Calif. Duke, who moved to Coeur d’Alene in 1990, died March 29, 2016. She was honored in the “In Memorium” segment of Sunday’s telecast of the 89th annual Academy Awards.
FILE-Patty Duke poses for a photo in 1981.

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FILE- In this 2004 file photo, businessman Mike Kennedy, right, chats with his aunt, Anna Pearce, better known as actress Patty Duke, during a taping of a real estate video advertising her Hayden Lake home for sale.

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FILE- In this Aug. 17, 2004 file photo, Academy Award winner, and television actress Patty Duke poses with her sons, actors Mackenzie Astin, left, and Sean Astin, right, after being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.

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FILE- In this Aug. 17, 2004 file photo, Academy Award winner and television actress Patty Duke sits with her granddaughters Elizabeth Astin 2, left, and Alexandra Astin, 7, after being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.

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FILE- In this March 30, 2007 file photo, Flora (Patty Duke) gives her son Felix (Carter J. Davis) his father's ashes as a gift in a scene from Actor's Repertory Theatre's "Humble Boy".

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FILE- In this March 12, 2011 file photo, Grand Marshall Patty Duke makes her way along Main Street during the 33rd Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in downtown Spokane, Wash.

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FILE- In this April 20, 2011 file photo, Patty Duke, right, directs the play that made her famous, "The Miracle Worker," at Interplayers in Spokane, Wash. She won an Oscar for playing Helen Keller and an Emmy for playing Annie Sullivan in a TV version. Duke takes a moment to work with Sophia Caruso, who plays Helen Keller, after the cast had finished reading their lines.

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FILE- In this Nov. 6, 2014 file photo, North Idaho resident Anna Pearce (Patty Duke), who has spoken out about her struggles with bipolar disorder, gave a presentation at the Justice Building during a graduation ceremony for Kootenai County Mental Health Drug Court.

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