Happy Birthday to Classic Move Legend, Anne Bancroft, Born September 17, 1931!
There are some quotes in film history that can’t help but conjure up an iconic image. “Toto, I think we’re not in Kansas anymore,” brings to mind the magical Land of Oz. “As God is my witness, I’ll never go hungry again,” – you can almost see Scarlett looking up towards the heavens in front of Tara. And of course, “Mrs. Robinson, are you trying to seduce me” immediately recalls a shapely pair of legs and a flabbergasted Dustin Hoffman. Those legs – that spawned a million fantasies – belong, of course, to birthday girl Anne Bancroft. Although I am pleased with her place in the annals of film history existing in such an immediately recognizable way, sometimes I can’t help but feel that her career, as a whole, gets lost behind the image of “everybody’s favorite cougar.” So, to celebrate this Icon’s birthday, let us look at some of her less seducing but equally as legendary roles.
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Anne Bancroft in her Oscar winning role The Miracle Worker (1962, Arthur Penn director)
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Anne Bancroft in The Elephant Man (1980, David Lynch director)
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And Anne Bancroft in her favorite role, wife of comedy legend Mel Brooks
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Minoo Allen for Classic Movie Hub
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