Disney Channel to Pay Tribute to Patty Duke

By R. Thomas Umstead
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Disney Channel will pay tribute to the late actress Patty Duke with several airings of an episode of its series Liv and Maddie that Duke appeared in.

Duke, best known for her Oscar-winning role as Helen Keller in The Miracle Worker as well as star of the 1960s series The Patty Duke Show, died March 29 of sepsis from a ruptured intestine.

She appeared in an episode of Liv and Maddie dubbed “Grandma-A-Rooney” that initially aired this past October.

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R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.