I believe that all the important people in my life prior to 1982 were victimized by my illness.

On-set Duke became good friends with Army drill sergeant Michael Pearce who was a technical advisor for the production; the couple married on March 15 1986. She left the production on February 7 2010. The Rosses also began providing Duke with alcohol and prescription drugs when Patty Duke was 13 which along with her undiagnosed bipolar disorder contributed to substance abuse problems Patty Duke experienced throughout her young adult life.

She was later elected president of the Screen Actors Guild from 1985 to 1988. In 1996 Patty Duke was ranked #40 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Stars of All Time. Anna Marie "Patty" Duke (born December 14 1946) is an American actress of stage film and television.