Mel Brooks Tribute: Lesley Ann Warren, Tracey Ullman, Teri Garr
Mel Brooks, Lesley Ann Warren
Tracey Ullman
Lesley Ann Warren, Tracey Ullman, Teri Garr
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by Deborah Arthur | July 28, 2009
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Mel Brooks Tribute: Richard Benjamin, Lesley Ann Warren, Tracey Ullman
Richard Benjamin, Lesley Ann Warren, Mel Brooks, Leonard Maltin, Teri Garr, Sid Ganis, Tracey Ullman
Lesley Ann Warren, Sid Ganis
Tracey Ullman, Teri Garr
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by Deborah Arthur | July 28, 2009
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Mel Brooks Tribute: Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Teri Garr
Mel Brooks at the “Academy Tribute to Mel Brooks,” on Friday, July 24, 2009, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills.
Albert Brooks, Mel Brooks
Teri Garr
Mel Brooks
Carl Reiner
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by Deborah Arthur | July 28, 2009
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Mel Brooks Tribute
Anne Bancroft, Mel Brooks in To Be or Not to Be (top); Mel Brooks at the 1969 Oscar ceremony (bottom)
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences will present a tribute to Mel Brooks on Friday, July 24, at 8 p.m. at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
Hosted by film historian Leonard Maltin, the evening will feature numerous film clips and stories from his artistic collaborators and friends, in addition to Brooks himself. Schedules permitting, special guests will include Richard Benjamin, Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman, Carl Reiner, Tracey Ullman and Lesley Ann Warren.
The Brooklyn-born comedian, writer, producer, director, composer, and actor Mel Brooks won an Academy Award for the original story and [...]
by Andre Soares | July 22, 2009
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Tags: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Anne Bancroft, Classic Movies, Gene Wilder, Los Angeles Screenings, Mel Brooks, To Be or Not to Be
Mel Brooks Biography: Q&A with James Robert Parish
James Robert Parish, author of countless film books (The RKO Gals, Fiasco: A History of Hollywood’s Iconic Flops), answers a few questions on the subject of his upcoming biography, It’s Good to Be the King: The Seriously Funny Life of Mel Brooks (Wiley, 2007).
Many comedians are supposed to be major bores when they’re not "on." Does Mel Brooks fit into that mold?
Over the decades, few people (beyond Brooks’ family and very close friends) have ever witnessed Mel when he is not "on." He considers it his lifelong duty to be entertaining both on camera and off. Whether bantering on a TV talk show, parrying with a dour waiter in a deli, or directing his cast/crew on the film set, [...]
