Happy Birthday: Madeline Kahn (1942–1999)

Madeline Kahn (1942–1999)

Born: September 29, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Died: December 3, 1999 (age 57) in New York City, New York, USA

[on What’s Up, Doc? (1972)] I was petrified of Barbra Streisand when I did “What’s Up, Doc?”. It was my first movie and every single thing about it was new. I was petrified of the palm trees!

In Hollywood I thought I was large and klutzy, like the characters I played. I never acted kooky, but I did fill a time slot slated for a woman who was expected to display interesting neurotic behavior.

PAPER MOON 1973 dir. Peter Bogdanovich Starring: Ryan O’Neal Tatum O’Neal Clue 1985 dir. Jonathan Lynn starring Tim Curry Madeline Kahn Blazing Saddles 1974 dir. Brooks starring Gene Wilder Slim Pickens High Anxiety 1977 dir. Brooks starring Harvey Korman Madeline Kahn History of the World Part 1 1981 dir. Brooks Starring Mel…