During the filming of THE MIRACLE WORKER (‘62), both Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke became so immersed in their roles that they put their health at risk. At one point, Bancroft was hospitalized for exhaustion. They both walked away with Academy Awards for their work. #31DaysOfOscar | Turner Classic Movies: TCM

Happy Birthday and R.I.P. Anne Bancroft ( born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano in the Bronx, New York , on September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) When you think about Anne Bancroft...which is the first film that comes to your mind ? 1) Young Winston (1972) 2) The Miracle Worker (1962) with Patty Duke 3) The Graduate (1967) with Dustin Hoffman 4) The Elephant Man (1980) with John Hurt 5) Agnes of God (1985) with Jane Fonda and Meg Tilly 6) The Turning Point (1977) with Shirley MacLaine 7) The Prisoner of

Joan Crawford accepts Anne Bancroft’s Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 35th Academy Awards for her performance as Annie Sullivan in the biographical film ‘The Miracle Worker.’ Anne could not attend the ceremony, as she was starring in the stage play ‘Mother Courage and Her Children’ at the time. Bancroft originally played Annie Sullivan in the 1959 Broadway production of ‘The Miracle Worker’ and later reprised the role in the film adaptation. The movie was adapted from Helen Kelle