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comedy writer-director-actor
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks
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"Everything we do in life is based on fear, especially love."
"You're always a little disappointing in person because you can't be the edited essence of yourself."
"I've been accused of vulgarity. I say that's bullsh*t."
"Anybody can direct, but there are only eleven good writers."
— Mel Brooks
B I O
h e r e
Served as a U.S. Army corporal in North Africa during World War II defusing landmines in areas before the infantry moved in. Worked as stand-up comedian in the Catskills from 1945-1949. Wrote for "The Admiral Broadway Revue" (1949), for Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca on "Your Show of Shows" (1950-1954), for Caesar's Hour (1955-1957), and for "Sid Caesar Invites You" {details not listed on IMDb}
Mel Brooks entry at Wikipedia
Mel Brooks credits [1949-2012] at Internet Movie Database
browse Mel Brooks on DVD at Amazon
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Mel Brooks won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for "The Producers' [1968] — out of 3 Oscar nominations |
He has also received
two W.G.A. Best Script Awards (1969 & 1975) out of 6 noms
a shared Nebula Award from Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, 1976
a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Comedy Awards, 1987
three Emmy Awards in 1997, 1998 & 1999
two American Comedy Awards, 1997 & 2000
three Tony Awards in 2001 (plus the show won 9)
three Drama Desk Awards in 2001
a shared Grammy Award, 2002
a Laurel Award from W.G.A., 2003
honoree at Kennedy Center, 2009
the Ernst Lubitsch Honorary Award, 2009
and a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 2010
Movies & TV of Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks credits [1949-2012] at Internet Movie Database
browse Mel Brooks on DVD at Amazon
Mel's film company Brooksfilms was active from 1980 to 2008
list at Wikipedia of films produced by Brooksfilms
 | "The Films of Mel Brooks" [1987] by Neil Sinyard
covering the nine films thru "Space Balls" Bookthrift US 10x9¼ hardcover [3/88] out of print/used Littlehampton Book Services hardcover [10/87] out of print/used Exeter Books hardcover [1987] out of print/used |
 | "The Big Screen Comedies of Mel Brooks" [2002] by Robert Alan Crick covering the 12 films thru "Dracula" McFarland & Co. 10x7 pb [5/2009] for $35.00 McFarland & Co. 10x7 hardcover [10/2002] out of print/used |
"The Mel Brooks Collection" Blu-ray Box Set [2009]
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Fox widescreen DVD [12/2009] 9 disks for $73.99
contains nine feature films: "The Twelve Chairs" [1970]; "Blazing Saddles" [1974]; "Young Frankenstein" [1974]; "Silent Movie" [1976]; "High Anxiety" [1977]; "History of The World, Part 1" [1981]; "To Be Or Not To Be" [1983]; "Spaceballs" [1987] starring John Candy, Bill Pullman & Daphne Zuniga; and "Robin Hood: Men In Tights" [1993] |
"Mel Brooks Box Set Collection" [2006]
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Fox widescreen color DVD [4/2006] 8 disks for $45.99
includes eight feature films: "The Twelve Chairs" [1970] starring Ron Moody & Frank Langella; "Blazing Saddles" [1974] with Cleavon Little & ensemble cast; "Young Frankenstein" [1974] starring Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle & Marty Feldman; "Silent Movie" [1976] with Mel's stock company; Hitchcock spoof "High Anxiety" [1977] with Mel's stock company; "History of The World, Part 1" [1981] with Mel's stock company; "To Be Or Not To Be" [1983] co-starring Anne Bancroft; and "Robin Hood: Men In Tights" [1993] |
"Mel Brooks Collector Set" VHS Box Set [1997]
contains 7 feature films: "The Twelve Chairs" [1970], "Young Frankenstein" [1974], "Silent Movie" [1976], "High Anxiety" [1977],
"History of The World, Part 1" [1981], "To Be Or Not To Be" [1983], and "Robin Hood: Men In Tights" [1993]
Fox VHS [7/97] 7 tapes for $45.00
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Mel Brooks wrote for Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca on "Your Show of Shows" [1950-54], "Caesar's Hour"
[1955-57], and "Sid Caesar Invites You" [1958] • details not listed on IMDb
 | "The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside The Writer's Room" [2000] five vintage sketches from "Your Show of Shows" and "Caesar's Hour" Creative Light DVD [8/2000] out of prodn/used Creative Light VHS [8/2000] out of prodn/used |
"New Faces of 1952" musical stageplay [Fox Feb 1954 ]
 | After successful 365-performance run on Broadway, this series of sketches was filmed in CinemaScope. Directed by Harry Horner & John Beal; written by Melvin Brooks, with John Cleveland, Luther Davis, Ronny Graham & Paul Lynde; starring Ronny Graham, Eartha Kitt, Robert Clary, Alice Ghostley, June Carroll, Carol Lawrence, Virginia Wilson & Paul Lynde
V.C.I. Ent. widescreen color 98-minute DVD [11/2010] for $13.49 Reel Enterprises color 99-minute DVD [11/2006] for $9.95 Critic's Choice color 123-minute DVD [1/2006] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb • Broadway credits |
| | "The Critic" 4-minute Eastmancolor short [Columbia Pictures May 1963]
Created, written & narrated by Mel Brooks; co-produced & directed by Ernest Pintoff; won Oscar for Best Cartoon Short & BAFTA for Best Animated Film; full credits at IMDb |
"Get Smart" [TV series 1965-1970] /tt0058805/
"Get Smart" (Dec 1967) by Mel Brooks, Buck Henry & Christopher Sergel /0871292602/
"Get Smart, Again!" [1989 TV] /tt0097423/
"Get Smart" (7 episodes, 1995) /tt0111982/
"Get Smart" feature film [2008] /tt0425061/
http://www.amazon.com/Get-Smart-Blu-ray-Steve-Carell/dp/B001GPOSYC/
"Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control" feature film [2008] /tt1018723/
"The Producers" [1968] { see below }
"The Twelve Chairs" [1970] starring Ron Moody & Frank Langella
"Shinbone Alley" animated feature film [1971] /tt0067749/
based on the musical stageplay
"Blazing Saddles" [Warner Bros. Feb 1974]
 | Co-written & directed by Mel Brooks; starring Cleavon Little & Gene Wilder; Oscar nominations for Best Supporting Actress (Madeline Kahn), Best Editing, Best Song; won W.G.A. Award for Best Comedy; listed at National Film Registry (2006); at end of 2011, holds #48 box office ranking, at 63,227,500 tickets
Warner Home Video widescreen color Blu-ray [9/2006] for $9.99 Warner Home Video Special Edition widescreen color DVD [6/2004] for $4.99 Warner widescreen color DVD [8/97] out of prodn/used Creative Design Ltd Edition Collectors Set DVD [6/2000] out of prodn/used Warner Special Edition color VHS [4/2001] for $2.95 Warner Special Edition widescreen color VHS [4/2001] for $19.95 full credits from IMDb • theme music [1min:55sec] • movie entry at Wikipedia |
 | "Back In The Saddle: A Retrospective" [Warner Home Video 2001] half-hour docufilm that discusses the 1974 movie "Blazing Saddles" and its place in modern culture • Produced by Jonathan Gaines; featuring interviews with producer-director Mel Brooks, writer Andrew Bergman, producer Michael Hertzberg, Harvey Korman, Gene Wilder, Burton Gilliam; with archive footage of Dom DeLuise, John Hillerman, Madeline Kahn, Alex Karras, Cleavon Little, Jessamine Milner, Slim Pickens DVD/Blu-ray not available • full credits at IMDb • watch short film [8/2019 upload; 28:25] online at YouTube |
"Young Frankenstein" (1974) /tt0072431/
starring Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle & Marty Feldman
http://www.amazon.com/Young-Frankenstein-Blu-ray-Gene-Wilder/dp/B001DDBD0O/
"Mel Brooks's Young Frankenstein" [1975] by Gilbert Pearlman /B0012P6HJK/ scarce
"Young Frankenstein" Broadway musical [11/2007 - 1/2009]
http://www.ibdb.com/show.php?id=457589 /B000XH7GHU/
"When Things Were Rotten" [1975 TV series]
Co-produced & co-written by Mel Brooks /tt0072585/
"Silent Movie" [1976]
full credits from IMDb |
http://www.amazon.com/Mel-Brooks-Silent-Movie-Tie-/dp/B002YA7J62/
Hitchcock spoof "High Anxiety" [1977] with Mel's stock company
http://www.amazon.com/Mel-Brooks-High-Anxiety/dp/B004BI9MXS/
http://www.amazon.com/High-anxiety-Robert-H-Pilpel/dp/0448145758/
"The Muppet Movie" [Henson/A.F.D. June 1979]
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A frog, a bear and a pig head for Hollywood, while trying to elude a greedy fast-food magnate. On their way to fame & fortune, the characters get an agent, meet with a studio bigwig (Welles), and confront other dangers.
Created by Jim Henson & Frank Oz; directed by James Frawley; starring Kermit The Frog, Fozzie Bear, The Great Gonzo, Miss Piggy, Rowlf The Dog, Charles Durning, Steve Martin, Orson Welles, Carol Kane, Milton Berle, Mel Brooks, James Coburn & Dom DeLuise
Disney color DVD [11/2005] for $13.99 Disney color VHS [3/93] out of prodn/many used 11"x17" poster from Amazon for $9.99 27"x40" poster from Amazon for $19.99 full credits from IMDb • Magic Lantern's 'The Muppets' Page |
"The Elephant Man" [Brooksfilms 1980]
Produced by Mel Brooks
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elephant_Man_(film)
"History of The World, Part 1" [1981] with Mel's stock company
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0038Z5SOM/ = MBrooks History/world Blu-ray
http://www.amazon.com/Mel-Brooks-History-world/dp/0446370703/
http://www.amazon.com/History-World-Part-I-1/dp/0907080278/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcyFsfVbeDo with ads 1.47.06
"To Be or Not To Be" [1983] co-starring Anne Bancroft
"An Audience with Mel Brooks" [1983 TV special]
"Spaceballs" [1987] spoof of 'Star Wars' written by Mel Brooks /nm0000316/
http://www.amazon.com/Spaceballs-Blu-ray-Mel-Brooks/dp/B001UN1KVE/
http://www.amazon.com/Spaceballs-Book-Jovial-Bob-Stine/dp/0590412264/
"Life Stinks" [1991] /tt0102303/
"Robin Hood: Men In Tights" [1993 spoof]
Co-produced, co-written & directed by Mel Brooks /tt0107977/
"The Little Rascals" feature film
[Amblin'/Universal Aug 1994]
 | "Mischief loves company!" Spanky and the boys of the 'He-Man Woman Haters Club' catch Alfalfa mooning over a girl!, cutie Darla. So they convince Darla that Alfalfa is ashamed of her, and she turns her attention toward Waldo, the new rich kid. The clubhouse burns down, their entry in the Soap Box Derby is stolen by baddies Butch & Woim, the boys build a second go-kart, and Spanky & Alfalfa reconcile in time to win the race.
Co-written & directed by Penelope Spheeris; starring Travis Tedford {as Spanky}, Ross Bagley {as Buckwheat}, Bug Hall {as Alfalfa}, Brittany Ashton Holmes {as Darla}, Kevin Jamal Woods {as Stymie}, Jordan Warkol {as Froggy}, Zachary Mabry {as Porky}, Sam Saletta {as Butch}, Blake Jeremy Collins {as Woim}, Blake McIver Ewing {as Waldo}, Juliette Brewer {as Mary} & Heather Karasek {as Jane} with cameos by Mel Brooks, Whoopi Goldberg, Daryl Hannah, Reba McEntire, Ashley & Mary-Kate Olsen and Donald Trump
Universal widescreen color DVD [1/2004] for $9.99 Universal color VHS [8/96] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb • movie entry at Wikipedia |
and lots more (short films & DVD sets, books, history, posters, bios) on
Magic Lantern's Little Rascals / Our Gang Kids Page
"Dracula: Dead and Loving It" [1995]
"Screw Loose" aka "Svitati" [Italy 1999] /tt0174255/
Written & directed by and starring Ezio Greggio; also starring Mel Brooks, Julie Condra & Gianfranco Barra
"The Producers" [2005 musical] { see below }
"Spaceballs: The Animated Series" (13 episodes, 2007-2008) /tt0870980/
"Get Smart" feature film [2008] { see above }
"Pizzaman" horror movie [2012?] 
Co-written & exec-produced by Mel Brooks; co-written by Rudy De Luca & Steve Haberman
latest info at IMDb
The 2000 Year Old Man
comedy routine created & performed by Mel Brooks & Carl Reiner in 1960
'The 2000 Year Old Man' entry at Wikipedia
straight-man Carl Reiner [b. 1922] also wrote for Sid Caesar & directed films
IMDb listing •
Broadway credits •
Wikipedia
 | "2000 Years With: Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks" [1960]
includes six comedy routines: "The 2000 Year Old Man", "Fabiola", "The Astronaught", "In A Coffee House", "The Peruvian", and "The Psychiatrist" World Pacific vinyl record [1960] out of prodn/scarce Rhino/W.E.A. audio CD [11/95] 6 tracks - out of prodn/used |
 | "2000 & One Years With Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks" [1961]
Capitol Records vinyl record [1961] out of prodn/scarce Rhino/W.E.A. audio CD [11/95] out of prodn/used includes five comedy routines: "2000 and Six Month Man", "The Tax Expert", "The Two Hour Old Baby", "The New Technique Psychiatric Society", and "The Third Best Poet" |
 | "Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks At The Cannes Film Festival" [1962]
Rhino/W.E.A. audio CD [1994] out of prodn/scarce includes four comedy routines: "The Cannes Film Festival", "Dr. Felix Wheird", "The 2000 and Two Year Old Man", and "The L.M.N.O.P. Ad Agency" |
 | "2000 and Thirteen" [1973] by Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks
Rhino/W.E.A. audio CD [1994] out of prodn/used Shout! Factory MP3 album download [11/2009] 25 tracks for $9.99 includes 25 comedy routines: "Intro", "Will To Live", "Slow Growth", "Natural Foods", "Phil", "Asparagus", "Origin Of Words", "Great Inventions", "Strawberries", "Miracle Fruits", "The Greatest Invention", "Ancient Poetry", "The Fig Leaf", "Paul Revere", "Ma and Pa", "Jesus and The Apostles", "Generals", "Winston Churchill", "War of The Roses", "Dolly Madison", "Lord Byron", "21,000 Doctors", "Jolson", "America's Economic Plight", and "Hope For Mankind" |
 | "The Incomplete Works of Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks: Featuring The 2000 Year Old Man" Deluxe 3-Record Set [1973]
Warner Bros. Records vinyl record set [1973] 3 disks - out of prodn/used includes comedy routines "In A Coffee House", "The Peruvian", "The Psychiatrist", "The 2000 Year Old Man", "The 2000 and Six Month Man", "The Tax Expert", "The Two Hour Old Baby", "The Third Best Poet", "The 2000 and Two Year Old Man", and more |
 | "The 2000 Year Old Man" ½-hour animated TV special [CBS-TV Jan 1975] Produced & directed by Leo Salkin; voices of Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks Rhino/W.E.A. color DVD [2002] for rental price of $58.31 Rhino/W.E.A. color VHS [5/94] out of prodn/used W.E.A. Des Moines Video color VHS [undated] out of prodn/used credits at IMDb |
 | "The Complete 2000 Year Old Man" CD Box Set [1994] by Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks Rhino/W.E.A. audio CD set [5/94] 4 disks - out of prodn/used Rhino/W.E.A. audio CD set [5/94] 4 disks - out of prodn/used contains four albums, as above: "2000 Years With Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks" [1960], "2000 and One Years With Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks" [1961], "Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks At The Cannes Film Festival" [1962], and "2000 and Thirteen" [1973] |
 | "The 2000 Year Old Man" graphic novel [1981] by Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner, illustrator unknown Warner Books 8¼x5½ hardcover [10/81] out of print/ many used |
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"The 2000 Year Old Man In The Year 2000: The Album" [1997] by Mel Brooks & Carl Reiner Rhino/W.E.A. audio CD [10/97] out of prodn/used album won Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album, in February 1999; includes 15 comedy routines: "A Re-Pleasure To See You", "See Moses Run", "Diseases and The Plagues", "Pain Listen", "Wives and Famous Women", "Parents Listen", "First Place You Ever Lived", "Yarmulkes Galore and The Inquisition", "Computer Sex and Self Help", "Exercise and Info-mercial", "Music", "Height and Plastic Surgery", "Seven Wonders of The World", "Famous People", and "Pet Peeves and Words of Wisdom"; extras include Ballantine Beer commercials "The 2,000 Year Old Man In The Year 2000: The Book (including 'How To Not Die' and other good tips)" [1997] Harper? 7¼x5¼ bargain pb [11/98] out of print/used/ Fairmount Books, Ltd. 8¼x5½ pb [1997] out of print/used Harper 8¼x5¼ hardcover [9/97] out of print/many, many used Cliff Street Books/Harper Collins 8¼x5¾ hardcover [9/97] out of print/used |
 | "The 2000 Year Old Man Goes To School" [2005] by Mel Brooks & James Bennett with "The 2000 Year Old Man Tells All" CD by Mel Brooks & Carl Reiner HarperCollins 10¾x10½ hardcover & CD [6/2005] for $18.00 HarperCollins 10x10 hardcover & CD [6/2005] out of print/many, many used HarperCollins 10x10 hardcover & CD [6/2005] out of print/used out of print/used |
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"The 2000 Year Old Man: The Complete History" CD Box Set [2009] by Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks Shout! Factory audio CD set [11/2009] 4 disks for $39.99 original recordings remastered; contains five albums [1960, 1961, 1962, 1973 & 1997], as above; Disk 4 is a DVD that includes TV appearances, exclusive 2009 interview with Mel & Carl, Ballantine Beer commercials, and "The 2000 Year Old Man" ½-hour animated TV special [1975]; also 32-page booklet |
Other Works By Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks credits [1952-2009] at Internet Broadway Database
Mel Brooks wrote and-or produced five Broadway plays: "New Faces" [1952], "Shinbone Alley" [1957], "All American" [1962], award-winning "The Producers" [2001 musical], and "Young Frankenstein" [2007 musical]
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"Leonard Sillman's New Faces of 1952" Broadway musical [1952-53]
 | 365 performances from May 1952 to March 1953; produced by Leonard Sillman; written by Melvin Brooks, with John Cleveland, Luther Davis, Ronny Graham & Paul Lynde; starring Ronny Graham, Eartha Kitt, Robert Clary, Alice Ghostley, June Carroll, Carol Lawrence, Virginia Wilson & Paul Lynde; Broadway credits
Jasmine Music original cast recording CD [4/2004] 13 tracks for $15.55 1954 CinemaScope V.C.I. Ent. color DVD [11/2010] for $13.49 
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"Shinbone Alley" Broadway musical [1957]
 | A newspaperman jumps in the river and reincarnates as a cricket, then falls in love with the saucy office cat.
49 performances, April-May 1957; book by Joe Darion & Mel Brooks, based on the "archie and mehitabel" stories of Don Marquis; music by George Kleinsinger, lyrics by Joe Darion; starring Eddie Bracken, Eartha Kitt, Jacques d'Amboise, Gwen Harmon, George S. Irving, Allegra Kent & Ross Martin; Broadway credits
Legend Records original cast recording CD [11/2004] 24 tracks - out of prodn/used |
"Shinbone Alley" animated feature film [1971] based on the musical stageplay /tt0067749/
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"All American" Broadway musical [1962]
 | This followup for the creators of "Bye Bye Birdie" unfortunately opened during a New York City newspaper strike, and never got its due; an immigrant college professor tries hard to understand what it means to be an American, and falls in love with the dean of women. 86 performances, March-May 1962; book by Mel Brooks, based on the novel "Professor Fodorski" by Robert Lewis Taylor; music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Lee Adams; directed by Joshua Logan; starring Ray Bolger, Eileen Herlie, Anita Gillette, Ron Husmann & Fritz Weaver;
Broadway credits
Sony original cast recording CD [5/92] 17 tracks for $6.99 Dramatic Publng Co. 7x5 pb playscript [1962] out of print/used |
| The 1968 comedy film "The Producers" has had a remarkable existence. It was the first film directed by Mel Brooks and was a smash hit, and he won an Academy Award for the screenplay. He worked with Tom Meehan to create the 2001 Broadway musical - 2535 performances, described as 'the biggest hit in the history of Broadway' - and Mel is credited as producer, writer, lyricist & composer; Mel won three Tony Awards (for Best Musical, Best Book of A Musical & Best Original Score) and three Drama Desk Awards; the show won nine more Tony Awards (out of 15 total nominations). The cast recording album won a Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. And then he exec-produced the movie made of the musical! |
"The Producers" [1968]
Written & directed by Mel Brooks; starring Zero Mostel, Gene Wilder, Kenneth Mars & Dick Shawn
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Producers_(1968_film)
"The Producers" Broadway musical [April 2001 to April 2007]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Producers_(musical)
http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=12826
The show won Tonys for Best Musical, Best Book of A Musical, and Best Original Score, Orchestration, Direction, Choreography, Lighting, Costume, Scenic Design, Featured Actress, Featured Actor, and Leading Actor.
"The Producers" by Mel Brooks and Tom Meehan /0786868805/
"A Year With The Producers: One Actor's Exhausting (But Worth It) Journey From Cats to Mel Brooks' Mega-Hit"
[2002] by Jeffry Denman /0878301542/
http://www.amazon.com/Letters-Backstage-Adventures-Touring-Stage/dp/B004JZWLW2/
"The Producers" [2005 musical] /tt0395251/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Producers_(2005_film)
http://www.sonypictures.co.uk/movies/theproducers/
Works About Mel Brooks
"Mel Brooks: The Irreverent Funnyman [1976] by Bill and Jeffrey Feinman Adler
http://www.amazon.com/Mel-Brooks-Irreverent-Bill-Adler/dp/B0006CJWR4/
http://www.amazon.com/Brooks-irreverent-funnyman-Adler-Feinman/dp/B004JG4UQ6/
"Seesaw: A Dual Biography of Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks" [1979] by William Holtzman
http://www.amazon.com/Seesaw-dual-biography-Bancroft-Brooks/dp/0385130767/
"Mel Brooks and The Spoof Movie" [Feb 1983] by Nick Smurthwaite & Paul Gelder
http://www.amazon.com/Brooks-Spoof-Movie-Nick-Smurthwaite/dp/0862760496/
http://www.amazon.com/Brooks-Spoof-Movie-Nick-Smurthwaite/dp/086276050X/
http://www.amazon.com/Mel-Brooks-Spoof-Movie-ISBN/dp/B000NQKEYS/
http://www.amazon.com/Mel-Brooks-Spoof-Movie-ISBN/dp/B002767OY0/
"Method In Madness: The Comic Art of Mel Brooks" [1981] by Maurice Yacowar
http://www.amazon.com/Method-Madness-Comic-Art-Brooks/dp/0312531427/
http://www.amazon.com/Comic-Art-Brooks-Maurice-Yacowar/dp/0863790372/
http://www.amazon.com/Method-Madness-Comic-Art-Brooks/dp/B002JYKY1A/
"It's Good To Be The King: The Seriously Funny Life of Mel Brooks" [2008]
by James Robert Parish /0470225262/
Family & Friends
first wife Florence Baum [], married 1951, divorced 1961
daughter Stephanie Brooks
son Nicholas 'Nicky' Brooks [b. 1957]
son Edward 'Eddie' Brooks [b. 1959]
second wife Anne Bancroft [1931-2005], married 1964-2005
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_Bancroft
son Max Brooks [b. 1972]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Brooks
Links
Mel Brooks entry at Wikipedia
Mel Brooks credits [1949-2012] at Internet Movie Database
Mel Brooks credits [1952-2009] at Internet Broadway Database
browse Mel Brooks on DVD at Amazon
search books on keywords 'Mel Brooks' on Amazon
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