![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small}
Here's a wonderful piece on Bancroft in the New York Times. Talks a lot about her career and her life. She was an amazing woman, and will be greatly missed by both theatre and movie people.
Some Anne Bancroft Trivia:
Son, Max Brooks (I), born 1972.
Was a leading choice to play the mother in Terms of Endearment (1983).
Was offered the role of Chris MacNeil (the mother) in The Exorcist (1973), but had to turn it down because she was pregnant.
She and Mel Brooks met on the set of a TV talk show, and Mel later paid a woman who worked on the show to tell him which restaurant Anne was going to eat at that night so he could "accidentally" bump into her again and strike up a conversation.
Graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan.
She and Brooks married at New York City Hall, where a passer-by served as their witness.
Measurements: 38-23-35.
Has two sisters.
Nieces: Julie and Teresa.
Said that director Arthur Penn has had the greatest impact on her career.
Anne received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in television. You can find the star at 6368 Hollywood Bld.
Won a Tony in 1958 for Actress, Supporting or Featured (Dramatic) in "Two For The Seesaw".
Parents: Michael and Mildred
Sisters: Joanne (older) and Phyllis (younger)
Son with Mel Brooks: Max Brooks, born 1972.
In 1999, she became the fifteenth performer to win the Triple Crown of acting. Oscar: Best Actress, 'The Miracle Worker' (1962), Tonys: Best Supporting Actress-Play, 'Two for the Seesaw' (1958) & Best Actress-Play, 'The Miracle Worker' (1960), and Emmy: Best Supporting Actress-Miniseries/Movie, 'Deep in My Heart' (1999).
One of only eight actors to have won both a Tony and an Oscar for having portrayed the same roles on stage and screen. The others are Joel Grey ("Cabaret"), Shirley Booth ("Come Back, Little Sheba"), Rex Harrison ("My Fair Lady"), Yul Brynner ("The King and I"), Paul Scofield ("A Man For All Seasons"), Jose Ferrer ("Cyrano de Bergerac") and Jack Albertson ("The Subject Was Roses").
Has won two Tony Awards: in 1958, as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for "Two For The Seesaw," and in 1960, as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "The Miracle Worker," a role she recreated in her Oscar-winning performance in the film version of the same name, The Miracle Worker (1962). She was also Tony nominated in 1978 as Best Actress (Play) for "Golda," in which she playd the title character, Golda Meir.
In 1967, she accepted the Oscar for "Best Actress in a Leading Role" on behalf of Elizabeth Taylor, who wasn't present at the awards ceremony
In 1993, she (together with Dustin Hoffman) accepted the Oscar for "Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium" on behalf of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, who wasn't present at the awards ceremon
Some Anne Bancroft Trivia:
Son, Max Brooks (I), born 1972.
Was a leading choice to play the mother in Terms of Endearment (1983).
Was offered the role of Chris MacNeil (the mother) in The Exorcist (1973), but had to turn it down because she was pregnant.
She and Mel Brooks met on the set of a TV talk show, and Mel later paid a woman who worked on the show to tell him which restaurant Anne was going to eat at that night so he could "accidentally" bump into her again and strike up a conversation.
Graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in Manhattan.
She and Brooks married at New York City Hall, where a passer-by served as their witness.
Measurements: 38-23-35.
Has two sisters.
Nieces: Julie and Teresa.
Said that director Arthur Penn has had the greatest impact on her career.
Anne received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her work in television. You can find the star at 6368 Hollywood Bld.
Won a Tony in 1958 for Actress, Supporting or Featured (Dramatic) in "Two For The Seesaw".
Parents: Michael and Mildred
Sisters: Joanne (older) and Phyllis (younger)
Son with Mel Brooks: Max Brooks, born 1972.
In 1999, she became the fifteenth performer to win the Triple Crown of acting. Oscar: Best Actress, 'The Miracle Worker' (1962), Tonys: Best Supporting Actress-Play, 'Two for the Seesaw' (1958) & Best Actress-Play, 'The Miracle Worker' (1960), and Emmy: Best Supporting Actress-Miniseries/Movie, 'Deep in My Heart' (1999).
One of only eight actors to have won both a Tony and an Oscar for having portrayed the same roles on stage and screen. The others are Joel Grey ("Cabaret"), Shirley Booth ("Come Back, Little Sheba"), Rex Harrison ("My Fair Lady"), Yul Brynner ("The King and I"), Paul Scofield ("A Man For All Seasons"), Jose Ferrer ("Cyrano de Bergerac") and Jack Albertson ("The Subject Was Roses").
Has won two Tony Awards: in 1958, as Best Supporting or Featured Actress (Dramatic) for "Two For The Seesaw," and in 1960, as Best Actress (Dramatic) for "The Miracle Worker," a role she recreated in her Oscar-winning performance in the film version of the same name, The Miracle Worker (1962). She was also Tony nominated in 1978 as Best Actress (Play) for "Golda," in which she playd the title character, Golda Meir.
In 1967, she accepted the Oscar for "Best Actress in a Leading Role" on behalf of Elizabeth Taylor, who wasn't present at the awards ceremony
In 1993, she (together with Dustin Hoffman) accepted the Oscar for "Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium" on behalf of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, who wasn't present at the awards ceremon
