Call Me Anna: The Autobiography of Patty Duke (23 page)

The pleasure of comparing $32,000 checks with cowinner Eddie Hodges (left) was followed by the agony of testifying before Congress when the show we won them on,
The $64,000 Challenge
, was found to be fixed. John Ross is on the right, my lawyer on the left. PICTORIAL PARADE (left), AP/WIDE WORLD

Acting with Helen Hayes in
One Red Rose for Christmas
was a highlight of my television career. The show was so well received we did it twice. AP/WIDE WORLD

Appearing with Anne Bancroft in the Broadway version of
The Miracle Worker
was the experience of a lifetime. AP/WIDE WORLD

Posing with a sign company executive, I officially became a star on Broadway. I was happy for the recognition, but I hated the kind of publicity—like this picture—that made me seem different from the rest of the cast. AP/WIDE WORLD

Anne Bancroft tries to teach me table manners in the film version of
The Miracle Worker
. LOUIS GOLDMAN

Posing in the dress I hated, with Oscar cowinners Gregory Peck and Ed Begley, and Joan Crawford, who accepted for Anne Bancroft. AP/WIDE WORLD

At the post-awards party, I celebrated with Ethel while John (directly behind me) chatted. I would’ve rather had a date! AP/WIDE WORLD

I danced with Joey Trent in a photo session designed to make it seem that I had a normal teenager’s life.
JACK STAGER/GLOBE PHOTOS

“Cousins, identical cousins.…” I costarred with myself on
The Patty Duke Show
, playing two halves that equaled less than one as far as I was concerned. PICTORIAL PARADE

Frank Sinatra, Jr., was my first beau and a lifelong friend. His attentions were responsible for the Rosses’ finally connecting my phone. AP/WIDE WORLD

I knew I’d marry Harry Falk from the moment I saw him.
JOHN R. HAMILTON/GLOBE PHOTOS

Barbara Parkins and Sharon Tate were my costars in
Valley of the Dolls
. TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX