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Anna Marie Duke (December 14, 1946 – March 29, 2016), known to the world as Patty Duke, was an American actress who lived several lives inside one body. Child star, Oscar winner, sitcom icon, mental health advocate, union president—each chapter arrived early, hard, and without mercy. She didn’t grow up into adulthood so much as … Read More “Patty Duke The prodigy who learned pain before language.” »

Olympia Dukakis (June 20, 1931 – May 1, 2021) was an American actress whose career spanned more than six decades, encompassing theater, film, television, teaching, and directing. She was not a star manufactured by youth or glamour, but one earned through persistence, intellect, and emotional ferocity. Though the general public would come to know her … Read More “Olympia Dukakis” »

Jan Duggan was born Genevieve Hussey on November 6, 1881, in St. Louis, Missouri—early enough to remember gaslight, late enough to survive into the age of television. Her life spanned nearly a century, yet her fame lived in a narrower space: the strange, half-forgotten territory of character actors, repertory stages, and voices that became familiar … Read More “Jan Duggan The Bowery Nightingale who sang thousands of nights into obscurity” »

Karen Duffy was born on May 23, 1962, and grew up Catholic, Irish, and curious in Park Ridge, New Jersey. Before she ever became a face on television or a voice in print, she was already a study in contradiction: earnest but mischievous, thoughtful but unafraid of spectacle. She earned a degree in recreational therapy … Read More “Karen “Duff” Duffy Pain didn’t quiet her. It sharpened her.” »

Hilary Erhard Duff was born on September 28, 1987, in Houston, Texas, which is the kind of place that teaches you practicality before it teaches you dreams. She arrived into a family that didn’t panic when ambition showed up early. Her mother saw two daughters who liked to sing and dance and didn’t tell them … Read More “Hilary Duff Fame before she could vote” »

Amanda Duff was born on March 6, 1914, in Fresno, California, a place that didn’t care much for dreams beyond the horizon. She grew up in Santa Barbara, closer to the ocean, where the light was kinder and the days stretched just long enough to imagine another life. She had the hands for music, the … Read More “Amanda Duff Grace, then silence.” »

Doris Dudley came into the world on July 17, 1917, in New York City, born with a theater pedigree and a nervous system tuned to drama. Her father, Bide Dudley, wrote plays and criticism; words were currency in the house, and performance wasn’t a dream so much as a default setting. Her brother Bronson danced. … Read More “Doris Dudley Bright talent, hard turns” »

Yvette Dugay (born Audrey Lee Pearlman, June 24, 1932 – October 14, 1986) was an American actress whose career spanned four decades, beginning in infancy and continuing through the early years of television. Often credited as Yvette Duguay, she was known for her emotional depth and for roles that capitalized on her striking, “exotic” screen … Read More “Yvette Dugay” »

Isabelle Collin Dufresne (September 6, 1935 – June 14, 2014), known professionally as Ultra Violet, was a French-American artist, actress, and writer whose life intersected with some of the most influential creative figures of the 20th century. She is best remembered as one of Andy Warhol’s Factory “superstars,” though her artistic identity extended far beyond … Read More “Isabelle Collin Dufresne” »

Julia Margaret Duffy (born June 27, 1951) is an American actress best known for her sharply comic portrayal of Stephanie Vanderkellen on the long-running television sitcom Newhart. Her performance as the imperious, self-absorbed heiress earned her sustained critical acclaim throughout the 1980s, including seven consecutive Primetime Emmy Award nominations, multiple Viewers for Quality Television awards, … Read More “Julia Margaret Duffy” »