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Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky; June 28, 1926)Parish, pp. 16–17 is an American director, writer, composer, lyricist, comedian, actor and producer, best known as a creator of broad film farces and comic parodies. Brooks is a member of the short list of entertainers with the distinction of having won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony award.

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Early life

Brooks was born Melvin Kaminsky in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Kate (née Brookman), a garment worker, and Max Kaminsky, a process server."Mel Brooks Biography (1926-)" at Filmreference.com Brooks's family was Jewish; his mother's parents emigrated from outside Kiev and his paternal family from Austria."It's good to be Mel Brooks", Jstandard.com His father died of kidney disease at age 34.
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