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Charles Durning Dead at 89; Co-Starred in Rescue Me, Evening Shade, Now and Again

Dec 25 2012, 8:12am CST | by

Celebrated character actor Charles Durning, whose myriad TV credits included Rescue Me, Evening Shade, Now and Again and Everybody Loves Raymond, died Monday of natural causes in New York City,...

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Mel Brooks to Receive the 41st AFI Life Achievement Award

Source: Aces Showbiz  |   May 17 2013, 10:03pm CDT

Mel Brooks, best known for creating comic parodies such as "The Producers" and "Young Frankenstein", will be honored with the Life Achievement Award by American Film Institute (AFI) on June 6 at the Dolby Theater in ...

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American Film Institute to honor Mel Brooks at last

Source: L.A. Daily News  |   May 17 2013, 5:44pm CDT

who has won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. Mountains in upstate New York. Later, a friend introduced him to Sid Caesar at the famed Copacabana nightclub. Brooks then spells out the name of the man who i ...

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Mel Brooks on Omelettes, Coffee, and the Inimitable Appetite of Alfred Hitchcock

Source: bonappetit.com  |   May 17 2013, 3:38pm CDT

As one of only 14 people to "EGOT" (that is, win an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony), Mel Brooks lives on his own terms. Mornings start with a cafe au lait, which he makes just so, with warm milk and Dunkin' Donuts ...

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Mel Brooks gets 'American Masters' PBS documentary

Source: Newsday  |   May 17 2013, 3:29pm CDT

Mel Brooks ' prolific career will be showcased Monday night in a new documentary airing on PBS ' "American Masters." The 86-year-old Brooks is one of a handful of celebrities whose trophy case includes an Oscar, Ton ...

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Mel Brooks as irrepressible as ever

Source: Calgary Herald  |   May 17 2013, 3:08pm CDT

“I’m not such a comedy giant,” Mel Brooks says. “I’m five-six. There are guys not as funny but they’re bigger, and I think that counts.” PASADENA, Calif. — Frau Blucher wasn’t in the house but Mel Brooks was making hyst ...

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‘Mel Brooks’ and ‘Ghost Army’: On PBS, two different ways of punking Hitler

Source: The Washington Post  |   May 17 2013, 12:13pm CDT

Melvin James Kaminsky, known far and wide and forever as Mel Brooks, turns 87 next month. He is one of those comedy legends who can’t complain about lacking respect or accolades, which might make it difficult to find another ...

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Mel Brooks’s Career Goal Was to Please Himself

Source: Wall Street Journal Blogs  |   May 17 2013, 6:13am CDT

By Kathy Shwiff American Masters Mel Brooks is interviewed by Robert Trachtenberg for an “American Masters’ documentary. Writer and director Mel Brooks said his aim in his work always was to please himself and he hoped the audience would ...

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Mel Brooks, a Portrait in Full

Source: Wall Street Journal  |   May 16 2013, 6:10pm CDT

It doesn't come as surprising or even paradoxical to learn, as we do in this manic, inexhaustibly gripping "American Masters" portrait, that Nazi troops were among the first to appreciate Mel Brooks's talents. His name, to be s ...

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TV Picks: 'North America,' 'Ghost Army,' 'Mad Men,' Mel Brooks

Source: Los Angeles Times  |   May 16 2013, 6:06pm CDT

"The Ghost Army" (PBS, Tuesday). Rick Beyer's fascinating, detailed and oddly delightful account of the World War II military camouflage artists whose job was not to hide men and materiel but to create battalions w ...

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Mel Brooks snags Hollywood honor

Source: Reuters  |   May 16 2013, 5:14pm CDT

Mel Brooks, whose career in comedy includes writing and directing iconic comedies "The Producers," and "Young Frankenstein," will receive the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award on June 6. And if you ask him, it's ...

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Mel Brooks: A Celebration of Class and Crass

Source: NBC San Diego  |   May 16 2013, 4:15pm CDT

Saldana discusses her role as Ulhura in "Star Trek Into Darkness" and shares experiences from the set. "The Voice" host, Carson Daly, talks about Vedo and Garrett Gardner getting eliminated and how excited is he for Christina Aguilera to return to the s ...

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PBS recalls Mel Brooks’ life of laughter

Source: Salt Lake Tribune  |   May 16 2013, 3:50pm CDT

Television » He’s not just one of the “American Masters,” he’s an American treasure. Mel Brooks is a comedy giant. Just don’t let him hear you call him one. "I’m not such a comedy giant," he said. "I’m 5-6. There are guys not as funny, but they a ...

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Charles Durning Dead at 89; Co-Starred in Rescue Me, Evening Shade, Now and Again

Dec 25 2012, 8:12am CST | by

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Celebrated character actor Charles Durning, whose myriad TV credits included Rescue Me, Evening Shade, Now and Again and Everybody Loves Raymond, died Monday of natural causes in New York City, according to The Associated Press. He was 89.

Durning scored his first of two Oscar nominations for his role as a comically crooked governor in 1982′s The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. His second nod came the following year for his role as a bumbling Nazi officer in Mel Brooks’ To Be or Not to Be. His other notable film roles included Tootsie, The Muppet Movie and The Sting.

He is survived by his children, Michele, Douglas and Jeannine.


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