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RIP Patti Duke

Michchamp

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she was in a show I remember being on in re-runs. I remember my mom liked it, but my dad called it "The Patti Puke" show.

according to wikipedia, she was more famous for playing Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker.

I love how the stories they teach kids about Helen Keller always end when she learns to speak, therefore omitting the rest of her life that involved her becoming a member of the Socialist Workers of America, frequent critic of capitalism in America, & the working and living conditions of the poor and working class here.

"okay, she speaks and lives happily ever after. now move along, children. nothing more to see here."
 
So who was prettier, Cathy or Patty? RIP to both of you.
 
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I love how the stories they teach kids about Helen Keller always end when she learns to speak, therefore omitting the rest of her life that involved her becoming a member of the Socialist Workers of America, frequent critic of capitalism in America, & the working and living conditions of the poor and working class here.

"okay, she speaks and lives happily ever after. now move along, children. nothing more to see here."

Patty Duke was also social activist champion; she championed for the cause of the mentally, being bi-polar herself.

At first

A little later...

The Oscar Winning Scene (The Miracle Worker was actually just before The Patty Duke Show)...

Patty accepts the Oscar
 
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I love how the stories they teach kids about Helen Keller always end when she learns to speak, therefore omitting the rest of her life that involved her becoming a member of the Socialist Workers of America, frequent critic of capitalism in America, & the working and living conditions of the poor and working class here.

I don't know if I agree with you that Helen Keller's history of social activism isn't made aware to kids in school; I know I was aware of it growing up.

I always thought the big secret that was never told was how Helen Keller's parents used to punish her by re-arranging the furniture.

Helen was, obviously, influenced (duh) by her Miracle Worker, Annie Sullivan, who herself was born into abject poverty and parental negligence.

Annie was rescued by the social welfare system that was in place at the time...which wasn't much.

So yes, Annie was an advocate of the expansion of the social safety net.


Helen was a child of Southern gentry; her father was landed Southern gentryman (their homestead was named (Ivory Green) who had been a Captain in the Confederate Army.
 
This is apparently the full movie, in case anybody cares.

I've seen it; obviously; and I did extended study on Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan when I played Captain Keller in a stage production of The Miracle Worker back in my Ann Arbor days.
 
i don't know... i remember learning about HK several times throughout grade school as an "inspirational tale" but I definitely knew nothing about her activism and politics until years later when I heard other people bring it up.
 
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