Patty duke filming the patty duke show in the mid 1960s | photo: From the time she was 8, duke was raised by talent managers john and ethel ross. Getty images in 1970, john passed away, and ethel died in 1978.
Patty Duke Endured 3 Rough Marriages & Found Bliss with Husband of 30
Eventually, duke forgave the rosses and acknowledged
I was introduced to acting by john and ethel ross, new york theatrical managers who had helped my brother, raymond, to get started in show business.
As i became more successful in small parts and She credits john ross, her dramatic coach and manager, and his wife, ethel. Her interviews were all carefully planned. The rosses would fire questions at her, working on where to pause, when
Living with john and ethel ross wasn't exactly patty duke's introduction to the glitz and glam of hollywood — at least, not fully. According to people, she began to build an acting résumé — in tv ads, daytime soaps, bit parts on live dramas — more than 50 shows by the time she was 12.by then, she landed the role of her lifetime: That of helen keller in broadway's the miracle worker. Patty duke's managers, john and ethel ross, raised her since age seven.
However, they controlled much of her life until duke turned 18.
After four marriages, duke became a mother to three boys, who opened up about the actress' battle with bipolar disorder. Among her sons, sean has the love and support of all four dads. The coaching and conniving of the Duke followed her brother raymond into acting at age 7 when his managers, john and ethel ross, took notice of her.
Anne bancroft and duke in \'the miracle worker.\ the rosses immediately set to work neutralizing anna's prominent queens accent, noted the new york times in duke's obituary. They also changed her name to the pert John and ethel were talent managers. The duke family initially went to the ross' to help their son, raymond, find work in the movies.
As a result, patty was discovered.
Raymond was not as fortunate. Living with manic depressive illness John and ethel ross plied the young girl with drugs and alcohol, and they and even forced her to change her name to patty (she was born anna) to emulate another successful child star of the day, patty mccormack. Knowing how much duke had to overcome to achieve her success makes it even more shocking how the show ended!
The coaching and conniving of the Duke followed her brother raymond into acting at age 7 when his managers, john and ethel ross, took notice of her. Anne bancroft and duke in \'the miracle worker.\ the rosses immediately set to work neutralizing anna's prominent queens accent, noted the new york times in duke's obituary. They also changed her name to the pert
She talks about her strict and abusive managers, john and ethel ross, and speaks of her early work in commercials.
Duke recalls getting cast as helen keller in the broadway play the miracle worker, opposite anne bancroft, and tells how that led to the film version of the John and ethel ross were managers who specialized in child actors, including her older brother ray. (ray eventually lost interest and is now, at 57, a payroll consultant; Sister carol, 58, is a
John and ethel were talent managers. The duke family initially went to the ross' to help their son, raymond, find work in the movies. As a result, patty was discovered. Raymond was not as fortunate.
Living with manic depressive illness
Patty duke was born anna marie duke on december 14, 1946 in elmhurst, queens county, new york, to frances margaret (mcmahon), a cashier, and john patrick duke, a cab driver and handyman. She was seven eighths irish and one eighth german. Her acting career began when she was introduced to her brother ray duke's managers, john and ethel ross. Anna marie duke was born in 1946 in elmhurst, new york, to troubled parents.
Her father, john, was an alcoholic who abandoned the family when duke was 6, and her mother, frances, suffered from depression. Duke followed her brother raymond into acting at age 7 when his managers, john and ethel ross, took notice of her. Anna marie duke was born the third child of john and frances duke in queens, n.y., in 1946. She was renamed patty by her childhood managers, john and ethel ross, when she first started work as an
John and ethel ross plied the young girl with drugs and alcohol, and they and even forced her to change her name to patty (she was born anna) to emulate another successful child star of the day, patty mccormack.
Knowing how much duke had to overcome to achieve her success makes it even more shocking how the show ended! John and ethel ross are more than managers: Ethel is verbally abusive to the young girl. John, after a few highballs (as they were called in those days), looks at patty in a
At the age of eight, she was handed over to two talent managers, john and ethel ross. The exploitative pair also claimed that she was two years younger than she was and put false credits on her resume.
