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Max Brooks, author of The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, is the son of comedian Mel Brooks and Actress Anne Bancroft.
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When filming The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman was 29. William Daniels who plays Hoffman's father was only 10 years older than him, and Anne Bancroft (Mrs Robinson) was only six years older
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Actress Linda Grey who played an alcoholic in television's "Dallas" was the body double of a more famous character alcoholic, Anne Bancroft in the 1967 movie "The Graduate". The leg in the promotional poster is actually Grey's and she was paid $25 for the photo shoot.
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In the movie The Graduate, despite Dustin Hoffman's character being 21 years old and Anne Bancroft's character being "twice his [character's] age", Hoffman was actually 29 and Bancroft was 35 in real life.
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The rivalry between Bette Davis and Joan Crawford was so strong that, when Davis was nominated for an Oscar in '63, Crawford arranged with the other nominees to collect the award on their behalf. Anne Bancroft won, and Crawford read her speech for her, while Davis watched backstage.
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The scene in The Graduate when Dustin Hoffman grabs Anne Bancroft's breast was improvised by Hoffman. He could not control his laughter, which is why he walked away and started banging his head on the wall.
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Max Brooks (author of Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z) is the son of legendary entertainers Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft.
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Anne Bancroft (Mrs. Robison from the Graduate) was only 36 when she played her most famous role.
