Patty Duke dead @ 69

great actress!

 

Meet Cathy, who's lived most everywhere,
From Zanzibar to Barclay Square.
But Patty's only seen the sights
A girl can see from Brooklyn Heights -
What a crazy pair!

But they're cousins,
Identical cousins all the way.
One pair of matching bookends,
Different as night and day.

Where Cathy adores a minuet,
The Ballet Russes, and crepe suzette,
Our Patty loves to rock and roll,
A hot dog makes her lose control -
What a wild duet!

Still, they're cousins,
Identical cousins and you'll find,
They laugh alike, they walk alike,
At times they even talk alike -

You can lose your mind,
When cousins are two of a kind.

source: The Patty Duke Show Lyrics - Theme Song Lyrics

 

i loved that show. the (almost) infancy of television as we used to know it.

 

I read her biography years ago. Since then, I admired her and she gave me the courage to deal with my own issues. Great woman!!

 

considering her parents issues, she was definitely a survivor.

 

Back when most shows had actual theme songs.

 

yes! i can still hum them.