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'Anne Bancroft' (September 17 1931 – June 6 2005) was an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Tony, and Emmy-winning American method actress.
| Contents |
| Early life |
| Career |
| Marriage and family |
| Death |
| Awards and other nominations |
| Theater roles |
| Filmography |
| Television roles |
| External links |
Early life
Bancroft was born 'Anna Maria Louisa Italiano' in the Bronx, New York to Michael and Mildred Italiano, both children of Italian immigrants.
Bancroft graduated Christopher Columbus High School in the Bronx in 1948, and attended the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, the Actors Studio, and the American Film Institute's Directing Workshop for Women at UCLA.
After appearing in a number of live television dramas under the name "Anne Marno", she was told to change her surname for her film debut in ''Don't Bother to Knock'' in 1952, and she chose the surname "Bancroft" because she felt it was "elegant".
Career
Bancroft was a contract player in the early days of her career just as the studio contract system was ending. She left Hollywood and returned to New York due to the quality of roles she was being offered.
In 1958 she appeared opposite Henry Fonda in the Broadway production of ''Two for the Seesaw'', for which she won a Tony Award, and another in 1960 for ''The Miracle Worker''. She took the latter role back to Hollywood, and won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1962.
A highly acclaimed television special, "Annie: the Women in the Life of a Man" won her an Emmy award for her clowning, singing and acting. Bancroft is one of a very select few entertainers to win an Oscar, an Emmy and a Tony award.
Anne Bancroft as Mother Miriam Ruth in ''Agnes of God''
Other major film roles were in ''The Pumpkin Eater'', ''7 Women'', and, in what may be her most well-known role, as Mrs. Robinson opposite Dustin Hoffman in the film ''The Graduate''. Ironically, Bancroft, then only 36 years old, played opposite a 30-year-old Hoffman. Although Bancroft is now iconically identified as Mrs. Robinson, she was not the first choice for the role; Patricia Neal (who had concerns owing to her then recent stroke), Doris Day and Jeanne Moreau turned it down. Bancroft was ambivalent about her appearance in ''The Graduate''; she stated in several interviews that the role overshadowed all of her other work.
In 1980, she made her debut as a screenwriter and director in ''Fatso'', in which she starred along with Dom DeLuise. Bancroft was also the original choice to play Joan Crawford in the 1981 movie ''Mommie Dearest'', but backed out at the 11th hour, and was replaced by Faye Dunaway. She was also a front-runner for the role of Aurora Greenway in ''Terms of Endearment'', but declined in order to partake in the remake of ''To Be or Not to Be'' (1983).
Marriage and family
From July 1, 1953, to February 13, 1957, she was married to Martin May. The marriage produced no children.
In 1961, Bancroft met Mel Brooks in a rehearsal for the Perry Como variety show. Brooks bribed a studio employee to find out where she was having dinner so he could meet her again. Once Bancroft met Brooks, she went to her therapist and told him they had to conclude the therapy as fast as possible because she had met the man she was going to marry.
They married on August 5, 1964, in New York City Hall and were together until her death. They had one son, Maximillian, in 1972. They were seen three times on the screen together: once dancing a tango in Brooks's 1976 ''Silent Movie'', in Brooks's 1983 remake of ''To Be or Not to Be'', and in the episode entitled "Opening Night" of the HBO show ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''. Brooks produced the 1980 film ''The Elephant Man'', in which Bancroft acted. He also executive-produced the 1987 film ''84 Charing Cross Road'' in which she starred.
Death
Anne Bancroft's unmarked grave in Kensico Cemetery
Mel Brooks held a memorial service for her some weeks later and advised the guests that if anyone felt like grieving, to "keep it to yourself". Among the attendees was Bancroft's costar in ''The Miracle Worker'', actress Patty Duke. When a reporter asked Duke's opinion of Bancroft, Duke replied that she could not think of enough superlatives.
Bancroft was survived by Brooks, their son, a grandson, her mother and two sisters. She is interred at the Kensico Cemetery in Valhalla, New York, near her father, Michael Italiano.
Awards and other nominations
★ 1986 - Oscar - Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - ''Agnes of God''
★ 1978 - Oscar - Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - ''The Turning Point''
★ 1968 - Oscar - Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - ''The Graduate''
★ 1965 - Oscar - Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - ''The Pumpkin Eater''
★ 1963 - Oscar - Won - Best Actress in a Leading Role - ''The Miracle Worker''
★ 1960 - Tony - Won - ''The Miracle Worker''
★ 1958 - Tony - Won - ''Two for the Seesaw''
★ 1970 - Emmy - Won - ''Annie, the Women in the Life of a Man'' (Outstanding Variety or Musical Program)
★ 1999 - Emmy - Won - ''Deep in My Heart'' (Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie)
★ 1989 - Razzie - Nominated - ''Bert Rigby, You're A Fool'' (Worst Supporting Actress)
★ She won 2 Golden Globes.
★ She has received six Emmy nominations since 1992.
★ She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6368 Hollywood Boulevard.
Theater roles
★ ''Two for the Seesaw'' (1958)
★ ''The Miracle Worker'' (1959)
★ ''Mother Courage and Her Children'' (1963)
★ ''The Devils'' (1965)
★ ''The Little Foxes'' (1967)
★ ''A Cry of Players'' (1968)
★ ''Golda'' (1977)
★ ''Duet for One'' (1981)
★ ''Occupant'' (2002)
Filmography
Television roles
★ ''I'm Getting Married'' (1967)
★ '' (1970)
★ ''Annie and the Hoods'' (1974)
★ ''Jesus of Nazareth'' (1977) (miniseries)
★ ''Marco Polo'' (1982) (miniseries)
★ ''Freddie and Max'' (1990) (canceled after 2 months)
★ ''Broadway Bound'' (1992)
★ ''Mrs. Cage'' (1992)
★ ''Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All'' (1994)
★ ''The Mother'' (1994)
★ ''The Simpsons'' episode "Fear of Flying" (voice) (1994)
★ ''Homecoming'' (1996)
★ ''Deep in My Heart'' (1999)
★ ''Haven'' (2001)
★ ''The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone'' (2003)
★ ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (2004)
External links
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★ Your Site of Sites: all you could want about Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks (fan site)
★ FAnnetastic! A Tribute to the Miraculous Anne Bancroft (fan site)
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★ BBC obituary
★ Anne Bancroft's biographic sketch at Find A Grave
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