But the basic and undeniable appeal of Patty Duke playing a child about to die ... The play's title comes from a fantasy the little girl and her father (Noel Willman) share about a happy place ...

Patty Duke was born Anna Marie Duke on December 14, 1946 in Elmhurst, New York, to Frances Margaret (McMahon), a cashier, and John Patrick Duke, a cab driver and handyman. She is of Irish ...