All About Me!
My Remarkable Life in Show Business
$26.78
- Paperback
480 pages
- Release Date
15 June 2022
Summary
At 95, the legendary Mel Brooks continues to set the standard for comedy across television, film, and the stage. Now, for the first time, this EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) winner shares his story in his own words.
For anyone who loves American comedy, the long wait is over. Here are the never-before-told, behind-the-scenes anecdotes and remembrances from a master storyteller, filmmaker, and creator of all things funny.
All About Me! charts Mel Brooks’s meteoric ri…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781529159585 |
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| ISBN-10: | 152915958X |
| Author: | Mel Brooks |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Penguin |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 480 |
| Release Date: | 15 June 2022 |
| Weight: | 414g |
| Dimensions: | 37mm x 129mm x 199mm |
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Critics Review
Convivial and chirpily amusing…Wisecracking Mel’s journey from tragedy to comedy. * Telegraph *
Riotous * Daily Mail *
A jaunty romp across Brooks’s career * The Times *
Brooks writes evocatively and with huge affection about his show business breakthrough as a writer * iNews *
Such an enjoyable read * RTE *
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks is a director, producer, writer, and actor, and an EGOT recipient – one of the few entertainers to have earned all four major entertainment prizes: the Emmy, the Grammy, the Oscar, and the Tony.
His career began in television, writing for Your Show of Shows, and he later helped create the TV series Get Smart. He and Carl Reiner wrote and performed the Grammy-winning comedy albums 2000 Year Old Man. Brooks won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for his first feature film, The Producers.
Many hit comedy films followed, including:
- The Twelve Chairs
- Blazing Saddles
- Young Frankenstein
- High Anxiety
- History of the World Part I
- To Be or Not to Be
- Spaceballs
- Robin Hood: Men in Tights
His film company, Brooksfilms Limited, produced critically acclaimed films such as:
- The Elephant Man
- Frances
- My Favorite Year
- 84 Charing Cross Road
In 2009, Mel Brooks was a Kennedy Center Honoree, recognized for a lifetime of extraordinary contributions to American culture. In 2013, he received the AFI’s Life Achievement Award, becoming its forty-first recipient. In 2016, Mr. Brooks was presented with the National Medal of Arts by President Obama.
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