A lot of comedy fans love both Mel Brooks and Monty Python ... At the same time, Palin was trying to hire Brooks’ wife Anne Bancroft to star in his film American Friends, which eventually ...

"Anne Bancroft was a great actress ... She is survived by her husband, director and comedian Mel Brooks, and their son, Max. Bancroft won a Tony for best actress in a play in 1960 for her ...

Mel Brooks directed Gene Wilder in several movies, beginning with 'The Producers', but it was 'Young Frankenstein' that he believed to be his best.

Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano ... Bancroft was married to director Mel Brooks from 1964 until her death in 2005. They had one son, Max Brooks.