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Mel Brooks's biography is detailed but pedestrian

The making of The Producers is one of the most interesting parts of Funny Man, Patrick McGilligan’s highly detailed but disappointingly pedestrian new biography of Brooks.

MEL BROOKS speaks at an awards ceremony in 2015.
MEL BROOKS speaks at an awards ceremony in 2015.
(photo credit: MARIO ANZUONI/REUTERS)
ByDANIEL AKST
APRIL 11, 2019 16:14
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