
American Actress Patty Duke, passed away at the age of 69, from sepsis caused by a ruptured intestine. Known for being back then, as the youngest actress to win an Academy Award. Duke won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, for her role as Hellen Keller in The Miracle Worker. She then went on to work on other films, such as Valley of the Dolls. She served as president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1985 to 1988 and had won two Golden Globes and three out of the ten Emmy Awards nominations. She spent much of her time on advocating and educating the public on mental health issues and had a mental health initiative foundation created in her name by her son, after her death.Â