Mel Brooks
Autor von Young Frankenstein [1974 film]
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Werke von Mel Brooks
Robin Hood: Men in Tights [1993 film] (1993) — Regisseur; Screenwriter; Producer; Actor — 464 Exemplare
History of the World, Part I [1981 film] (1981) — Regisseur; Screenwriter; Actor; Producer — 222 Exemplare
The Mel Brooks Collection (Blazing Saddles / Young Frankenstein / Silent Movie / Robin Hood: Men In Tights / To Be or… (2015) 126 Exemplare
The Producers: The Book, Lyrics, and Story Behind the Biggest Hit in Broadway History! (2001) 95 Exemplare
Dracula: Dead and Loving It [1995 film] (1995) — Regisseur; Producer; Actor; Screenwriter — 62 Exemplare
Blazing Saddles / Caddyshack / National Lampoon's European Vacation (Triple Feature Video) (2014) — Regisseur — 8 Exemplare
Young Frankenstein / Spaceballs (Double Feature Video) — Regisseur — 5 Exemplare
5 Film Collection: Comedy (Blazing Saddles / Caddyshack / National Lampoon's Vacation / Grumpy Old Men / Ace Ventura… — Regisseur — 4 Exemplare
Young Frankenstein / Robin Hood [Blu-ray] 4 Exemplare
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure / The Princess Bride / Spaceballs (Triple Feature Video) (2014) — Regisseur — 3 Exemplare
All American 2 Exemplare
The Automat 2 Exemplare
4 Film Favorites: Classic Comedies (National Lampoon's Vacation, Blazing Saddles, Spies Like Us, Caddyshack) (2014) — Regisseur — 2 Exemplare
When Things Were Rotten (1975) 2 Exemplare
The Producers [and] Guys and Dolls (Double Feature Video) — Regisseur — 2 Exemplare
Of Fathers And Sons 1 Exemplar
The Producers by Nathan Lane 1 Exemplar
The Producers (Annotated Libretto) 1 Exemplar
The Producers [Souvenir Program] 1 Exemplar
To be or not to be (the Hitler Rap, part 1) 1 Exemplar
il Mistero delle dodici sedie 1 Exemplar
Mel Brooks Collection [9 Discs] [Blu-ray] 1 Exemplar
The 2,000 Year Old Man (reissue) 1 Exemplar
Mel Brooks Original Soundtrack Sealed Gem Mint Stereo Lp - Mel Brooks In High Anxiety - 1978 (1978) 1 Exemplar
L'ultima follia di Mel Brooks / Silent Movie 1 Exemplar
The Last Laugh 1 Exemplar
Astronomy 101 Collection (Killer Klowns from Outer Space / Spaceballs / The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the… (2008) 1 Exemplar
El jovencito Frankesstein 1 Exemplar
Zugehörige Werke
Omnivores : they said they would eat anything, and they did! / By Alfa-Betty Olsen and Marshall Efron ; with an… (1979) — Einführung — 9 Exemplare
Only Murders in the Building: Season 3 — Guest — 3 Exemplare
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Wissenswertes
- Gebräuchlichste Namensform
- Brooks, Mel
- Rechtmäßiger Name
- Brooks, Melvin James
- Andere Namen
- Kaminsky, Melvin James
- Geburtstag
- 1926-06-28
- Geschlecht
- male
- Nationalität
- USA
- Geburtsort
- New York, New York, USA
- Wohnorte
- Brooklyn, New York, USA (birth)
New York, New York, USA - Ausbildung
- Abraham Lincoln High School (New York)
- Berufe
- actor
screenwriter
director
comedian - Beziehungen
- Bancroft, Anne (wife|deceased)
Brooks, Max (son) - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Emmy (Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | 1997 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | 1998 | Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series |1999)
Grammy Award (Best Spoken Comedy Album | 1998 | Best Long Form Music Video | 2002 | Best Musical Show Album | 2002)
Oscar (Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen | 1968)
Tony Award (Best Book of a Musical | Best Original Score | Best Musical | 2001) - Agent
- Jonny Geller [literary]
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A young neurosurgeon (Gene Wilder) inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback called Igor, a pretty lab assistant named Inga and the old housekeeper, frau Blucher -iiiiihhh!-. Young Frankenstein believes that the work of his grandfather is only crap, but when he discovers the book where the mad doctor described his reanimation experiment, he suddenly changes his mind… (fonte: Imdb)
Were I to ignore my scoring rules, this would be a 5-star book but only for the audiobook read by Brooks, himself. Without his voice, this would definitely remain a 4-star book. Brooks does not dwell to deeply or fulsomely about the darker periods of his life. And for me, that's fine. I was more interested in the stories of his childhood and career, the behind-the-scenes stories of his movies, and in his tales of friendship with so many famous people. And Brooks delivers on all those.
For more reviews and bookish posts visit: https://www.ManOfLaBook.com
All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business by Mel Brooks is a memoir by the famous legendary entertainer. Mr. Brooks is a comedy legend whose star still looms large, and has created a standard for TV, movies, and plays are which is difficult to top.
The book is not an encompassing biography by any means, for example his first wife, Florence Baum, is not mentioned at all. Instead, All About Me! concentrates more on the author’s entertainment portfolio, and all the things which made Melvin Kaminsky into Mel Brooks.
The book starts at the beginning, growing up in a poor Jewish family living in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. When he became older, he joined the Army during World War II, where he honed his humor, managed to grab Bob Hope’s trousers to get an autograph. Once honorably discharged he started writing for TV’s Sid Cesar variety show where he got to know Neil Simon and Woody Allen among others.
The chapters pretty much follow Mr. Brook’s filmography, movies that have become comedy classics from the moment they were released. Blazing Saddles that poked fun at westerns and racism (which was too much for my Gen Ziers to watch), Young Frankenstein (or is it Franken-steen?) took on the 1940s horror flicks, Spaceballs which got the approval of George Lucas as long as no action figures will be made (his lawyers’ request), The Producers making fun of Hitler, High Anxiety, a movie that Alfred Hitchcock himself approved of, The Elephant Man, a serious movie which he produced, and many others including Get Smart. Mr. Brooks goes on to talk about his Broadway shows, and a bit about the Kennedy Honors as well.
Mr. Brooks is very generous with giving credit to those who helped him achieve his success. From those previously mentioned to his frequent collaborators Madeline Kahn, Gene Wilder and Carl Reiner, and of course Anne Bancroft, his second wife.
I loved the book, but as a fan of Mel Brooks I knew I would, especially with him reading it. It was warm and funny but uneven, there’s little, if any self-reflection and a few uncomfortable moments. Nevertheless, I loved the odd anecdotes which, to me, are worth the price of admission (pun intended).… (mehr)
All About Me!: My Remarkable Life in Show Business by Mel Brooks is a memoir by the famous legendary entertainer. Mr. Brooks is a comedy legend whose star still looms large, and has created a standard for TV, movies, and plays are which is difficult to top.
The book is not an encompassing biography by any means, for example his first wife, Florence Baum, is not mentioned at all. Instead, All About Me! concentrates more on the author’s entertainment portfolio, and all the things which made Melvin Kaminsky into Mel Brooks.
The book starts at the beginning, growing up in a poor Jewish family living in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn. When he became older, he joined the Army during World War II, where he honed his humor, managed to grab Bob Hope’s trousers to get an autograph. Once honorably discharged he started writing for TV’s Sid Cesar variety show where he got to know Neil Simon and Woody Allen among others.
The chapters pretty much follow Mr. Brook’s filmography, movies that have become comedy classics from the moment they were released. Blazing Saddles that poked fun at westerns and racism (which was too much for my Gen Ziers to watch), Young Frankenstein (or is it Franken-steen?) took on the 1940s horror flicks, Spaceballs which got the approval of George Lucas as long as no action figures will be made (his lawyers’ request), The Producers making fun of Hitler, High Anxiety, a movie that Alfred Hitchcock himself approved of, The Elephant Man, a serious movie which he produced, and many others including Get Smart. Mr. Brooks goes on to talk about his Broadway shows, and a bit about the Kennedy Honors as well.
Mr. Brooks is very generous with giving credit to those who helped him achieve his success. From those previously mentioned to his frequent collaborators Madeline Kahn, Gene Wilder and Carl Reiner, and of course Anne Bancroft, his second wife.
I loved the book, but as a fan of Mel Brooks I knew I would, especially with him reading it. It was warm and funny but uneven, there’s little, if any self-reflection and a few uncomfortable moments. Nevertheless, I loved the odd anecdotes which, to me, are worth the price of admission (pun intended).… (mehr)
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Anyway, great stories from a great man.