Mel Brooks

ComedyGolden Age

The Producers, Blazing Saddles, and EGOT

Facts

Born: 1926
Country: United States
Field: Comedy
Era: Golden Age

Overview

Brooklyn born writer who started on Sid Caesar Your Show of Shows, created the 2000 Year Old Man with Carl Reiner, and co created Get Smart. He won the Academy Award for the screenplay of The Producers 1967, then released both Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein in 1974. The Broadway musical of The Producers won a record 12 Tony Awards in 2001, making him one of the few EGOT winners.

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