Mel Brooks (1926)

American film director, screenwriter, composer, lyricist, comedian, actor and producer.

* June 28, 1926 Brooklyn, New York, USA
 as Melvin James Kaminsky



Books on Mel Brooks

Dale Sherman Mel Brooks FAQ Dale Sherman
Mel Brooks FAQ, All that's left to know about the outrageous genius of comedy
Milwaukee, WI, 2018

James Robert Parish
It's good to be the king, The seriously funny life of Mel Brooks
Hoboken, N.J., 2007

Nick Smurthwaite & Paul Gelder Mel Brooks and the Spoof Movie Nick Smurthwaite & Paul Gelder
Mel Brooks and the Spoof Movie
London and New York, 1982

William Holtzman Seesaw William Holtzman
Seesaw, A Dual Biography of Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks
1979

Bill Adler, Jeffrey Feinman
Mel Brooks, the irreverent funnyman
Chicago, 1976

Patrick McGilligan Funny man Patrick McGilligan
Funny man, Mel Brooks
New York, NY,

Books with substantial mentioning of Mel Brooks

John C. Tibbetts and James M. Welsh The Encyclopedia of Filmmakers John C. Tibbetts and James M. Welsh
The Encyclopedia of Filmmakers, Volume I
New York, NY, 2002

Yoram Allon, Del Cullen and Hannah Patterson (eds.) Contemporary North American Film Directors Yoram Allon, Del Cullen and Hannah Patterson (eds.)
Contemporary North American Film Directors, A Wallflower Critical Guide
London and New York, 2002

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 3. Actors and Actresses
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Tom Pendergast, Sara Pendergast (eds.)
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, 2. Directors
Detroit/New York/San Francisco/London/Boston/Woodbridge, CT, 2000

Ronald L. Smith
Who's Who in Comedy, Comedians, Comics and Clowns From Vaudeville to Today's Stand-ups
New York, Oxford, 1992

Frank Manchel
The Box-Office Clowns, Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen
New York, 1979

Books with an entry on Mel Brooks

David Thomson The New Biographical Dictionary of Film David Thomson
The New Biographical Dictionary of Film
New York, 2003

Kay Weniger Das große Personenlexikon des Films Kay Weniger
Das große Personenlexikon des Films, Erster Band. A-C
Berlin, 2001

Monica M. O'Donnell (ed.)
Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television, Volume 1
Detroit, 1984

Joe Franklin Encyclopedia of Comedians Joe Franklin
Encyclopedia of Comedians
Secaucus, N.J., 1979

Films

1961
The Ladies Man

1967
The Producers

1969
Putney Swope

1970
The Twelve Chairs

1973
Ten from Your Show of Shows

1974
Young Frankenstein
Blazing Saddles
Annie and the Hoods

1975
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother

1976
Silent Movie

1977
High Anxiety

1979
The Muppet Movie

1980
The Elephant Man

1981
History of the World: Part I

1982
My Favorite Year
Frances

1983
To Be or Not to Be

1985
The Doctor and the Devils

1986
Solarbabies

1987
Spaceballs
84 Charing Cross Road

1990
Look Who's Talking Too
Loose Cannons

1991
Life Stinks

1993
Robin Hood: Men in Tights

1994
Il silenzio dei prosciutti
The Little Rascals

1995
Dracula: Dead and Loving It

1998
The Prince of Egypt

2000
Up at the Villa

2005
The Producers
Robots

2011
Abschied von den Fröschen

2015
Hotel Transylvania 2

2017
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story

2022
Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank

2ß18
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

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