Pizzagirl, she was before my time, also, (as was Leave it To Beaver), but I watched both of those shows in re-runs.
I’ve seen the Miracle Worker, of course, but can’t remember a whole lot of her other stuff.
Her autobiography was fascinating, though. I think she may have been the first person I knew of to describe what it’s like to be bipolar. I had read that Vivien Leigh was severely afflicted with it, but all of the accounts of her behavior were from others, not from her own perspective.
Now I think I will have to re-read Patty’s book.