Name:
Brooks, Mel
Born:
June 28, 1926 (New York, NY)
Note:
Born "Melvin James Kaminsky"
Related information in folder 1271:
Comments:
1. 5/3/2013 Article in the Phila Inquirer dated May 3, 2009 by Carrie Richards titled "The High Producer

2 5/16/2013 Article as of May 16, 2013 from Wekipedia reviewing Brook's career and accomlishments.

3 5/17/2013 Article published in The Forward of May 17, 2013 by Curt Schleier titled "The History of Mel Brooks, Part 1"

4. 1/23/2015 Article in the Yiddish Forverts dated Jan 23, 2015 by Miriam Shmulevitsh-Hoffman titled "On Di Yidn Volt Brodvey Geblibn Finnster. (Without the Jews Broadway would have Remained Dark."

Songs written or composed

21,000 Doctors

Author:
Brooks, Mel
Author:
Reiner, Carl
Genre:
Humorous/Skit
Subject:
Children/Doctors/Accountants/Occupation
Additional song notes:
Excerpt from "2013 Year Old Man" [See Alb 103(a)]

Recording

On album:
R-024(a) (Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen A Montage/Documentary)
Track ID:
2613
Vocal:
Brooks, Mel
Narrator:
Willens, Rita Jacobs
Vocal:
Reiner, Carl
First line:
Now, you've had 42,000 children...
Track comment:
From "2000 and Thirteen" Warner Bros LP BS 2741
Language:
English
Style:
Spoken Word

The Inquisition

Author:
Brooks, Mel
Genre:
Humorous (Supposedly)/Novelty
Subject:
Inquisition/Torture/Conversion/Marranos/Pain/Confession/

Recording

On album:
N-031(a) (Now That Sounds Kosher)
Track ID:
33810
Vocal:
Brooks, Mel
First line:
The Inquisition, lets begin, the Inquisition, look out sin, we have our mission
Language:
English
Style:
Swing
Length:
4:33

2013 Year Old Man (Pt. 1)

Author:
Reiner, Carl
Author:
Brooks, Mel
Genre:
Humorous/Spoken Word/Skits
Subject:
Free Ranging

Recording

On album:
B-103(a) (2000 and Thirteen/ Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks)
Track ID:
36629
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
English
Style:
Spoken Word

Other tracks with this artist

2013 Year Old Man (Pt. 2)

Genre:
Humorous/Spoken Word/Skits
Subject:
Free Ranging
On album:
B-103(a) (2000 and Thirteen/ Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks)
Track ID:
34425
Vocal:
Brooks, Mel
Vocal:
Reiner, Carl
Audio:
Freedman Sound Archives at Penn Libraries (temporarily unavailable)
Language:
English
Style:
Spoken Word