Actress Patty Duke, Dead at 69 Yrs!!! 11th Celebrity to Die This Month Alone.

Sean Astin (son) and Patty Duke share a tender moment.

Legendary actress Patty Duke passed away today from sepsis due to a ruptured intestine, she was just 69 yrs old. Patty Duke won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the tender age of 16 yrs for her role as Helen Keller in the Miracle Worker in 1962. Patty is survived by her 3 children and 3 grandchildren. One of which is Sean Astin who wrote a tender message on his facebook page, "I love you mom". Rest in peace Patty.

Sean was Patty's biological child and she was briefly married to his biological father, Michael Tell for just 14 days until the marriage was annulled for non-consummation. Patty then married actor John Astin (the father on the Addam's Family in the 1970s). And then John adopted her son, Sean.And they had a daughter together, Mackenzie.  That marriage lasted for 13 yrs. 3 years (in 1986) after divorcing John Astin, Patty married her 4th and final husband, drill Sgt Michael Pearce whom she met on the set of A Time to Triumph for which he was a consultant. They adopted a son together. Kevin Pearce. That marriage lasted until her death.