WELCOME TO THE OFFICIAL PATTY DUKE NEWSLETTER #9!!!

Hi, I'm really mad at AOL right now for bumping me off in the middle of the newsletter I was writing thus erasing everything. However, I would like to thank everyone who sent their condolenses to for Mike, Anna and family. They are really apreciated. I am happy to say that almost all of you sent them. If you didn't, let's just say your not exactly my favorite person right now, ok? Anyway, I apoligize for not doing a newsletter in a while, but with Raelene's passing, plus personal stuff I have been unable to...until now...


"WHEN HE DIDN'T COME HOME"

IN the chat with Anna we learned when "The Disappearing Act" will FINALLY air! If you remmember this is the film which Anna made about a year ago and was never aired. It will air under a new (but not better) title, "When He Didn't Come Home" on May 19th as part of the "CBS Tuesday Night Movie".

Also, don't miss Mackenzie in "The Long Island Incident" airing on NBC this Sunday night (May 3rd). It's been getting rave reviews and besure to check out the feature article on it in this week's issue of TV Guide.

Mack also has a new theatrical movie coming out in May, "The Last Days of Disco".

JIM GREEN CHAT COMING IN MAY!!

"Patty Duke" reunion show producer Jim Green has agreed to do a chat for us! It ill be an AOL chat in a private room which I will monitor. Jim will borrow a screen name from a friend of mine and will answer your questions about the show, about his company, his past Anna projects and about show biz. It's up to you! There is no exact date setup yet but will most likely be sometime in April once the PD script is done. AOL members only! If you do not have AOL, than email me your questions and I will ask them. However, people who are actually in the chat room grt first priority, so get on a friend's computer! Only a max of 23 people are aloud, so I will be accepting people on a first come first serve basis.



Gwen Verdon To Be Honored At Tony Awards West Coast Gala At Museum Of Flying, Hosted By Lucie Arnaz <---(yuck)

HOLLYWOOD--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 28, 1998-- Four-time Tony Award winner Gwen Verdon will be the guest of honor at the 1998 Tony Awards benefit for The Actors' Fund of America and Aid for AIDS.

Lucie Arnaz will host the festivities, as the gala moves to the Westside to The Museum of Flying in Santa Monica, Calif., June 7, from 4:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Verdon will be honored with the presentation of the Julie Harris Lifetime Achievement Award for her extraordinary achievements in theater and humanitarian efforts. Nominations for this year's Tonys will be announced May 4.

Katharine Hepburn is the honorary chair of the gala. Honorary co-chairs include Mitchell Anderson, Beatrice Arthur (BEA!!!!), Patty Duke, Goldie Hawn, Swoosie Kurtz, Rita Moreno, Nathan Lane, June Lockhart, Charles Nelson Reilly, Chita Rivera, Jean Stapleton, Ray Walston, Betty White and Gretchen Wyler.

When the two charities joined forces to produce this party last year, the event tripled in size. More than 600 guests and celebrities are expected, including many past Tony Award honorees, nominees and other actors.

The party will include the live-feed telecast of the Tony Awards (the only West Coast opportunity), hosted by Rosie O'Donnell from Radio City Music Hall in New York; cocktails; dinner; a silent auction of theater memorabilia; travel packages; and more.

According to event co-chair Dr. Dale Prokupek, "This year's ceremonies will also be reaching out to the next generation of thespians as Broadway reaches out to Hollywood and the stage reaches out to film."

Co-chair Bonnie Frank reminds us, "The Actors' Fund of America is the entertainment industry's oldest charity, and provides counseling, case management and invaluable financial assistance to actors, musicians, directors, writers and industry professionals nationwide."

Aid for AIDS is the largest provider of financial assistance to people living with HIV/AIDS in Los Angeles County. Since 1983, Aid for AIDS has provided more than $9 million in financial assistance to more than 8,000 clients to help them pay for housing, utilities, health- insurance premiums, pharmaceutical expenses and other emergency needs.

The 1998 Tony Awards Party is sponsored by Continental Airlines, Roxane Laboratories, Seagrams and Wells Fargo Bank. Tickets are $150 per person. Information is available at 213/656-1107, ext. 116.


Current Anna Merchandise For Sale

Call Me Anna:The Autobiography of Patty Duke. Usually ships in 24 hours
Patty Duke / Paperback / Published 1990
Our Price: $5.59 ~ You Save: $1.40 (20%)

Synopsis:
Call Me Anna is an American success story that grew out of a bizarre and
desperate struggle for survival. A harrowing, ultimately triumphant
story told by Patty Duke herself--wife, mother, political activist,
President of The Screen Actors Guild, and at last, a happy, fulfilled
woman whose miracle is her own life. Bantam.

A Brilliant Madness : Living With Manic-Depressive Illness ~ Ships in
2-3 days
Patty Duke / Paperback / Published 1993
Our Price: $5.59 ~ You Save: $1.40 (20%)
Synopsis:
The New York Times bestseller--Oscar-winning actress Patty Duke's
remarkable chronicle of her struggle with manic depression along with
medical reporter Gloria Hochman's illuminating information on the
disease itself. Since her first bestselling book, Call Me Anna, Duke has
emerged as an important spokesperson for mental health. Bantam.

Just Patty/Best of Patty Duke
Patty Duke / Audio CD / Published 1996
Our Price: $12.98 (Special Order)
Synopsis:
All of Patty Duke's greatest hits which were recorded during her show in the 1960's. Also included are previously un-released tunes, three versions of "The Patty Duke Show" theme song and even a recording session of her in the studio!

Valley of the Dolls : A Novel ~ Usually ships in 24 hours
Jacqueline Susann / Paperback / Published 1997
Our Price: $9.60 ~ You Save: $2.40 (20%)
Synopsis:
Sex and drugs and shlock and more--Jacqueline Susann's addictively
entertaining trash classic about three showbiz girls clawing their way
to the top and hitting bottom in New York City has it all. Though it's
inspired by Susann's experience as a mid-century Broadway starlet who
came heartbreakingly close to making it, but did not, and despite its
reputation as THE roman á clef of the go-go 1960s, the novel turned out
to be weirdly predictive of 1990s post-punk, post-feminist, post "riot
grrrl" culture. Jackie Susann may not be a writer for the ages,
but--alas!--she's still a writer for our times. Note: Anna, Sharon Tate and Barbara Parkins (whom all starred in the film version) are all featured on the cover of this reprinted version of the 1966 novel.

All of these titles plus several of Anna's movies are available at Amazon.com! Earth's Biggest Bookstore
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/subst/home/home.html/3972-4857000-129278
Also Available:

30th Anniversary Edition video of Valley of the Dolls (1967). See your local Suncoast Store. Suggested Retail:$14.95


The Hallmark Gold Crown Edition of Harvest of Fire (1996) The Highest-rated movie of 1996 is now available on a special video also featuring Harvest of Fire: An Amish Story which has interviews with cast and crew. Look for that right after the movie and look for the video at participation Hallmark Gold Crown Stores. For information as to where your local Hallmark stores are check out the Hallmark website at http://www.hallmark.com/ or AOL members go to Welcome To Hallmark .

Now the soundtrack which includes the Oscar-nominated score to Valley of the Dolls has been released on CD! It ofcourse has the "infamous" bed picture on the cover of Anna, Sharon Tate and Barbara Parkins. There is also a picture of each of the actresses head's inside pill shaped frames on the CD itself. There are also several photos from the film on the inside jacket. Suggestted Retail:$16.95

Patty Duke Internet Links:

PATTY DUKE WEBPAGE http://members.aol.com/Duke80/index1.html
My own site dedicated to the versatile actress.

The Official Patty Duke Home Page http://pattyduke.media3.net/

Official website homage to Patty Duke.

My Patty Duke / Lyndel Sue Page http://users.hsonline.net/timcox/index.htm
Great page by good friend, Tim Cox which includes his Patty Duke and vast record collection.

Patty Duke Fan Page http://www.geocities.com/Eureka/1368/
Site that even has a "Patty Duke Want List"!

The Patty Duke Show Got something to say about our favorite TV star? Than mouth off here! (AOL MEMBERS ONLY)

Valley of the Dolls http://www.foxhome.com/valley/htmls/menu.html
For the 30th anniversary re-releasing of the video of "Valley of the Dolls", 20th Century Fox has set up a special website celebrating It's rather small, but great!


Patty Duke and Sons http://www.freeyellow.com/members2/SeanandMack/
This is Stacey O'Brian's new page on the acting legacy of the "Duke and Astins" This is her page, and I am just providing stuff like pictures, but Stacey has done all the work! It will grow in time!



ANNA TV LISTINGS FOR THE WEEK:

NOTE THAT STARTING THIS WEEK/MONTH I AM RATING EACH MOVIE WITH THE 1-4 STAR RATING THAT I THINK IT DESERVES.

Tattletales

May 1st,4th,5th,6th,7th.
7:00 & 1:30 Host:Bert Convy.
Patty Duke & John Astin, Pat Harrington, Elaine
Joyce & Bobby Van
GSN-Game Show Network

The $100,000 Pyramid

May 2nd (my birthday!), 3rd, 9th, 10th, 16th, 17th.Host: Dick Clark.
Patty Duke, David Graf.
GSN-Game Show Network

Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive

** 1/2
100 minutes- U.S.A., 1992
Directed by John Patterson and starring
Patty Duke, David Selby, David Soul
Terry Davis, Kimberly Cullum

New homeowner happiness turns to fear when a series of strange events
points to the supernatural.

Thu Apr 30 08:00P TRUE- Encore True
Fri May 1 02:40A TRUE- Encore True
Fri May 1 11:35A TRUE- Encore True

Prelude to a Kiss
** 1/2
135 minutes- U.S.A., 1992, Video, SS
Directed by Norman Rene and starring
Alec Baldwin, Meg Ryan, Kathy Bates
Ned Beatty, Patty Duke, Sydney Walker

Two newlyweds are transported on a magical journey after a stranger
plants a supernatural kiss on the bride.

Sat May 2 (my birthday) 12:00P TNT- TNT Turner Television
Sun May 3 12:55A TNT- TNT Turner Television

The Swarm
*
150 minutes- U.S.A., 1978, Video, In Stereo
Directed by Irwin Allen and starring
Michael Caine, Richard Widmark, Katharine Ross
Henry Fonda, Richard Chamberlain, Olivia de Havilland, Patty Duke Astin

A world-famous entomologist leads a life-and-death struggle against a
horde of maddened killer bees

Sun May 3 07:00P FAME- The Family Channel East


Streets of San Francisco

The Thrill Killers, Part 1
60 minutes- Part 1 of 2

The police are faced with a bizarre kidnapping when an entire jury is
held by a dangerous, revolutionary ``family.'' Guest stars: Patty Duke
Astin, Susan Dey, Norman Fell.



Mon May 4 11:00A NOST- The Nostalgia Channel
Mon May 4 10:00P NOST- The Nostalgia Channel


Streets of San Francisco

The Thrill Killers, Part 2
60 minutes- Part 2 of 2

The police attempt to solve the kidnapping of an entire jury before any
of the victims are killed. Guest stars: Patty Duke Astin, Susan Dey,
Norman Fell.

Tue May 5 10:00P NOST- The Nostalgia Channel

Also of note: When He Didn't Come Home

120 minutes- USA, 1998, Premiere, (CC), In Stereo
Directed by Paul Schneider and starring
Patty Duke, Robert Floyd, Kelly Rowan
Dave Nichols, John Bourgeois, Karen Glave

A devoted mother fears the worst when her 26-year-old son disappears
after getting involved with a manipulative woman.

Tue May 19 09:00P CBS- CBS Network


For the entire March TV listings, please check out my listings page on my site PATTY DUKE TV WATCHER (This month I started rating each film and for the second month also included snap shot photos of Anna from each listed film.) http://members.aol.com/ANNAPEARCE/indextvlist.html

Also look at my current trade list, updated all the time! Remember ONLY videos are for trade! MY TRADE LIST http://members.aol.com/AnnaMDP/indexmylist.htm


Patty Duke portrays Amish woman in `Harvest of Fire' ( Gannett News
Service )

For decades, Patty Duke's life was stuffed with semi-glorious chaos.

She had a quick mind, a tiny body and a knack for self-destruction. Her
highs and lows were epic.


And now? ``Harvest of Fire,'' at 9 p.m. EDT Sunday (April 21) on CBS,
lets Duke visit an alternate way of life.


There she was, driving the backroads near Iowa City.


``I was traveling along, having just bought some apple juice at one of
those roadside stands,'' Duke says. ``And it was sensational apple
juice, I should add.


``Anyway, I was driving along and I thought: `Oh my God, this is the
Heartland! This is the place I've heard so much about!'''


Words like ``Heartland'' could be cliches, but this rang true.


``There was a wonderful feeling,'' Duke says. ``People were just open-
armed. At any little marketplace, they were very reassuring.''


The film is about a confrontation between cultures.


Two Amish barns are set on fire, suggesting a hate crime. A modern-
style FBI agent (Lolita Davidovich) investigates, forming a hesitant
friendship with a quiet Amish woman (Duke).


The filming meant another culture shock. Hollywood was coming to the
edge of Amish country.


``I went into the country, just to observe and absorb,'' Duke says.
``Then there were a number of seamstresses working on the production,
who had been members of the church.''


Duke says she arrived with only ``the usual superficial notions.''


Some of them turned out to be true. (Yes, the Amish people were quiet,
diligent, polite.) Still, she found some surprises:


-- Unlike the film's plot, there was no hint of hatred. ``The
townspeople, who are not Amish, were reverential toward them. They
couldn't say enough good things about the Amish.''


-- There is a light side. Amish teens are allowed to experiment with
cars and other modern ways, before settling into the faith.


-- There's also a dark side: For seemingly minor transgressions, people
are shunned; other Amish -- including their kin -- are told not to talk
to them.


``I was never able to meet anyone who could explain shunning,'' Duke
says. ``On an intellectual level, I get it. On an emotional level, it
still seems cruel.''


Still, Duke followed the basics of the Amish beliefs.


Her own childhood was filled with the rich imagery of the Catholic
Church. She understood the reason for strong spirituality.


``Most of them came from Germany,'' Duke says. ``They were running away
-- sadly, from my viewpoint -- from Catholic oppression. Their
perspective was that this could never happen again, if they pulled
back.''


So the Amish live quietly. Their lives provide a contrast with the chaos
of Duke's childhood.


``I remember my mother telling me that from the time I was a toddler, I
was very busy,'' she says. ``I was always drawn to stimulus.''


Fame and ``The Miracle Worker'' complicated things. Duke was starring on
Broadway at 14, won an Academy Award at 16, had her own TV show at 17.


Playing identical cousins, she threw herself into the TV work. As
William Schallert, who played her dad, put it: ``She was the most
disciplined and professional actor I've ever known.''


That took fierce energy and Duke's personal life crumbled.


She married once at 19 and again (unconsummated, she says) in her early
20s. She had tough bouts with drugs and sex.


Later, Duke was diagnosed as manic depressive, which is being treated.
Outside of that, however, she's groped for a non-chaotic life.


Duke was once a whirlwind, racing between roles and the presidency of
the Screen Actors Guild. Now she prefers short-term work.


``I could be happy with three projects a year,'' Duke says. ``I could
get my creative jollies and still be very comfortable.''


That comfort is in Idaho, with her husband (a former Army sergeant) and
their 7-year-old son. They have a 40-acre spread in the country, but
spend more time at a six-acre spread alongside a village.


``I dearly love the serenity of the country,'' Duke says, ``but I also
love being able to walk to the little town. I can't give up the luxury
of forgetting milk and walking into town to get it.''


Life slides into the slow gear -- especially when winter lingers.


``We had four glorious days of spring,'' Duke says. ``The next week,
there was a foot of snow.''


That made it a perfect time to relax and do some cooking. Just ask the
people she met in Iowa.

QUOTE:
"A Day is a Day is a Day"
TWO ON A BENCH

Patty Duke Trivia!

Each issue I will ask one trivia question. The first person to get five questions right will win a FREE copy of 1966's Patty Duke's Greatest Hits Record LP for their knowledge.


Last week's question:

Name the two programs in which Anna played a nun.
Answer: Insight "God's Guerilla's" (1982) and September Gun (1983)
Congrats to Liz41533@aol.com

THIS WEEK'S QUESTION:

Name all the programs/movies in which Anna both was nominated for an Emmy (didn't win) and won, in order and by year.

DOWLOAD PHOTO:

This is an Al Hirshfeld photos of the fight scene from "The Miracle Worker". I scanned it from the movie's pressbook.