Latest News About Mel Brooks Wife

Updated 2026-04-16 03:02

I don’t have live access to current news right now. Here’s what’s generally known: Mel Brooks’s wife was Anne Bancroft, an acclaimed actress who passed away in 2005 after a 41-year marriage. In recent months, outlets have highlighted Brooks reflecting on Bancroft in documentaries and interviews, noting the lasting impact of her loss on his life and work. If you’d like, I can summarize the latest reporting from reliable outlets and provide direct citations.

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Mel Brooks | The JH Movie Collection's Official Wiki | Fandom

Template:Original research Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky[lower-alpha 1]; June 28, 1926) is an American director, writer, actor, comedian, producer and composer. He is known as a creator of broad film farces and comedic parodies. Brooks began his career as a comic and a writer for the early TV variety show Your Show of Shows. Together with Carl Reiner, he created the comic character The 2000 Year Old Man. He wrote, with Buck Henry, the hit television comedy series Get Smart, which ran...

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