Today would have been the 77th birthday of the gorgeous Anne Bancroft, superstar of films such as The Graduate, The Miracle Worker and (my favourite) 84 Charing Cross Road.
She was a marvellous comic as well as serious actress, often appearing in films produced by her husband Mel Brooks, and gave a blinding performance as Harvey Fierstein's mother in Torch Song Trilogy.
I loved her, but never realised she could also sing...
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