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Mel Brooks' marriages to Florence Baum and Anne Bancroft are described.
Summary
The article reviews Mel Brooks's two marriages: his 1953–1962 marriage to Broadway dancer Florence Baum, with whom he had three children, and his 1964 marriage to actress Anne Bancroft, which lasted until her death in 2005 and produced one son.
Content
Mel Brooks was married twice and both relationships are described in the article. He married Florence Baum in 1953; they had three children and divorced in 1962. He then married Anne Bancroft in 1964; they had one son and remained married until her death in 2005. The account draws on a recent HBO Max docuseries and Brooks's memoir to recount these periods.
Known details:
- Mel Brooks and Florence Baum married in 1953 and divorced in 1962; their children are Stefanie (born Feb. 21, 1956), Nicholas "Nicky" (born Dec. 13, 1957) and Edward "Eddie" (born May 24, 1959).
- Florence Baum was an established Broadway dancer who worked on shows such as Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and appeared on Your Show of Shows.
- Brooks and Anne Bancroft met in 1961, married in 1964, and had a son, Maximillian "Max" (born May 22, 1972); Bancroft died in 2005 from uterine cancer at age 73.
- The article cites the docuseries Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!, which debuted on HBO Max on Jan. 22, and Brooks's 2021 memoir All About Me!: My Incredible Life in Show Business.
- The article notes that Brooks experienced career and financial difficulties in the 1950s and that Bancroft supported him during early struggles.
Summary:
The piece highlights how Brooks's two marriages intersected with different stages of his career and family life, including periods of professional struggle and later acclaim. Undetermined at this time.
