A lot of comedy fans love both Mel ... Brooks met Michael Palin, while the latter was in Los Angeles making A Fish Called Wanda. At the same time, Palin was trying to hire Brooks’ wife Anne ...

Back in 1976, he did a cameo (as himself) in the underrated Mel Brooks comedy ... and he offered one to Brooks, and his wife, the legendary actress Anne Bancroft. “Anne and I took him up on ...

Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano ... role on the television series Modern Family. Bancroft was married to director Mel Brooks from 1964 until her death in 2005.

LOS ANGELES (CNN) -- Actress Anne Bancroft ... 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 ...