I was very sad to learn of the passing of the marvelous Anne Bancroft today.
Most of the tributes revolve around her performance in The Graduate, and sure it was amazing, but for me, my favorite Bancroft movies are 84 Charring Cross Road and the little-known and overlooked Garbo Talks.
Her partnership with Mel Brooks always struck me as wonderfully amusing and resulted in another of my favorite film moments - Brooks produced David Lynch's The Elephant Man, in which Bancroft plays the actress Mrs. Kendall - a tender, significant part.
Broadway dimmed its light for Ms. Bancroft. She will be very missed.
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