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How Patty Duke Found ‘Normalcy’ After Long Hollywood Career and Mental Illness Battle
Hollywood icon Patty Duke's son, Mack, tells Closer exclusively how his mom finally found 'normalcy' after her long acting career and mental illness battle.
As a kid, Mackenzie Astin grew used to sharing his mom, Patty Duke, with her admirers, but after the publication of her memoir Call Me Anna in 1987, the nature of those fan interactions changed. It wasn’t until Patty released her memoir that the public learned of the mistreatment and abuse she suffered at the hands of the couple who managed her career and her long struggle with severe mood swings caused by bipolar disorder. In 1985, Patty became the second woman elected as president of the Screen Actors Guild, but Hollywood started to feel less important after she fell in love with Michael Pearce, an Army sergeant she met on a film set.
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