Patty Duke
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In her revealing bestseller Call Me Anna, Patty Duke shared her long-kept secret: the talented, Oscar-winning actress who won our hearts on The Patty Duke Show was suffering from a serious-but-treatable-mental illness called manic depression. For nearly twenty years, until she was correctly diagnosed at age thirty-five, she careened between periods of extreme euphoria and debilitating depression, prone to delusions and panic attacks,...
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Patty first gained national attention and praise playing Helen Keller in both the Broadway stage and film versions of The Miracle Worker. As identical cousins on The Patty Duke Show, her name became an American household word. Her later work in Valley of the Dolls, Me, Natalie, My Sweet Charlie, a later television remake of The Miracle Worker, and dozens of other productions established her as one of America's leading actresses.
Patty's previous...
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Michael is an autistic seven-year-old child who cannot speak or write. His mother sends him to a special school where he is taught to use a computer in order to express his feelings. Upon this, Michael reveals his fear of one of the orderlies at his school, who had sexually abused him. A courtroom battle ensues.
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The demonic forces that were lurking in the infamous house in Amityville for over 300 years escape to a remote California mansion by inhabiting a lamp. This evil latches onto a little girl living in the home by taking on the form of her dead father. Soon it manipulates her completely, overtaking her body to the point of possession. It's up to a young priest to perform an exorcism and attempt to lift the curse from the desperate family.
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"Kathy Garver, the heartthrob from the hit series Family Affair, was a journeywoman actress who appeared in such classic films as The Ten Commandments long before her television notoriety. This memoir is a recollection of a working actress's life, from the many films, television shows, and stage plays in which she performed, to her second career as a voice-over specialist"--
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The poignant and captivating story of one young woman's journey across America during the Dust Bowl years. After a violent dust storm leaves their mother dead and the family farm in ruins, twelve-year-old Laurie Field and her younger brother, Buddy, believe their world has ended when their grieving, debt-ridden father brings them to live with their reprobate grandfather in the Oklahoma Panhandle, promising to send for them when he finds one of those...
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"Rest your eyes, and listen here....I'm Rod Serling, and this is The Zero Hour." From 1972 to 1974, The Zero Hour brought potent thrillers to the radio waves, edge-of-your-seat original radio dramas from best-selling mystery novels, featuring stars from radio's Golden Age and popular television personalities. Rest your eyes and experience a provocative episode from this legendary radio program. Featuring original music, sound effects, and a full cast...
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A Swiss family of immigrants are relocating to a colony in when their ship is attacked by pirates and flees into a storm. The crew abandons ship and is lost, and the ship runs aground off of an uninhabited island. After 10 years on the island, they're discovered and rescued by the captain of a passing ship
18) Power of the Air
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A Missionary from Africa comes to the United States and shares with a concerned Christian how he feels the church in America is being deceived and in great danger. The Christian is very convicted by what he hears, makes a significant change in his life, and then sets forth a plan to reach his city with the gospel. He faces unexpected challenges, costs and struggles to execute his idea, plus the uncertainty of knowing if his effort will produce any...
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Shout Factory
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2009
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A young Scottish girl moves in with her American cousin who looks identical to her. Episodes include The French Teacher; The Elopement; The Birds and the Bees Bit; The Slumber Party; The Babysitters; The Actress; How to Be Popular; and more. Contains 26 episodes and includes cast interviews and the unaired original pilot.
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Shout Factory
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2010
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Thirty-six more episodes of the cousins that look alike, walk alike, and even sometimes talk alike! Episodes include Simon Says; The Boy Next Door; Patty, the People's Voice; The Greatest Psychologist in the World; Patty and the Peace Corps; How to Succeed in Romance; Block That Statue; Can Do Patty; The Raffle; Patty the Chatterbox; and more.