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Also Known As Melvin Kaminsky
Born June 28, 1926 (age 98) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors EGOT • National Medal of Arts (2015) • Kennedy Center Honors (2009) • Grammy Award (2001) • Grammy Award (1998) • Academy Award (1969)
Notable Works “Blazing Saddles” • “Dracula: Dead and Loving It” • “High Anxiety” • “History of the World, Part 1” • “Life Stinks” • “Robin Hood: Men in Tights” • “The Producers” • “Young Frankenstein”
Notable Family Members spouse Anne Bancroft

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