October 14, 1979 –
NBC aired a TV adaptation of Helen Keller’s life story The Miracle Worker, starring Melissa Gilbert, Patty Duke, Charles Siebert, Stanley Wells, and Diana Muldaur, on this date.
Melissa Gilbert originally wanted to offer the part of Annie Sullivan to Meredith Baxter, but the adults working on the project suggested offering the part to Patty Duke, who had played Helen Keller in the film version of The Miracle Worker. Patty Duke won an Oscar as young Helen Keller in the 1962 version, played Anne Sullivan in this TV version and won an Emmy for it.
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