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Seesaw: A Dual Biography Of Anne Bancroft And Mel Brooks by William Holtzman PDF

Theirs is the rarest of relationships, a marriage of two highly individualistic professionals that has survived their wildy divergent and successful careers in the uncertain world of showbusiness. This book is a parallel account of how these two grew seperately but came together in a diffucult but exemplary marriage.

This is a portrait of Anne Bancroft and Mel Brooks, interweaving their stories into a unique dual biography that runs the gamut of show business experience, from Mel's early days in television to Anne's disastrous beginnings in Hollywood, from her overnight triumph on Broadway to his sudden emergence as a film director, from her ongoing achievements as a dramatic actress to his phenomenal popularity as a creator of blockbuster comedy movies.

This more than a journey behind the scenes of show business. It is an intimate, absorbing look at two artists. at the people and events that shaped them, at the private struggles and misfortunes that have made them what they are. Above all, it is a tribute to the exciting, inspiring, seemingly improbable relationship that has sustained them through the ups and downs of two sensational lives.

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