- by cnn
- 28 Mar 2024
Here's a look at the life of comedian, actor, director, producer, playwright and screenwriter Mel Brooks, best known for comedic farces such as "The Producers," "Blazing Saddles," "Young Frankenstein" and "Spaceballs."
Birth date: June 28, 1926
Birth place: Brooklyn, New York
Birth name: Melvin James Kaminsky
Father: Max Kaminsky, a process server
Mother: Kate (Brookman) Kaminsky
Marriages: Anne Bancroft (1964-2005, her death); Florence Baum (unavailable publicly-1962, divorced)
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