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Madeline Gail Kahn (née Wolfson; September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress, comedian, and singer. She is known for comedic roles in films ...
Madeline Kahn. Actress: Paper Moon. Madeline Kahn was born Madeline Gail Wolfson of Russian Jewish descent on September 29, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts, to Freda Goldberg (later known as Paula Kahn), who was still in her teens, and Bernard B. Wolfson, a garment manufacturer. She began her acting career in high school and went on to university where she trained as an opera singer and starred ...
- September 29, 1942
- December 3, 1999
Kahn was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in both movies. In 1998, she lent her voice to the character of "Gypsy" in A Bug's Life (1998) . On December 3, 1999, Madeline Kahn died of ovarian cancer in New York City, after a yearlong or so battle, during part of which time she was a cast member of Cosby (1996) , aged 57.
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Madeline Kahn in Yellowbeard (1983)- Madeline Kahn and Tatum O'Neal in Paper Moon (1973)
- Madeline Kahn in The George Burns Special (1976)
- Madeline Kahn and Gilda Radner in First Family (1980)
- Madeline Kahn in Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976)
- Mel Brooks and Madeline Kahn in High Anxiety (1977)
- Mel Brooks, Madeline Kahn, Ron Carey, and Howard Morris in High Anxiety (1977)
Madeline Kahn, actress: born Boston, Massachusetts 29 September 1942; married 1999 John Hansbury; died New York 3 December 1999. THE ACTRESS, singer and comedienne Madeline Kahn will be remembered ...
May 12, 2015 · was born Madeline Wolfson in 1942, and her father left her mother Paula when she was three years old. She took her last name from her stepfather, Hiller Kahn, before he also fled from the devious and grandiose Paula, who was very skilled at manipulating her daughter and making her feel insecure. “I always
Dec 5, 1999 · Madeline Kahn, the comic actress whom Mel Brooks described as "one of the most talented people that ever lived," died in Manhattan on Friday, December 3, of ovarian cancer. She was 57.Winner of both the Tony and People's Choice awards, Kahn was noted for her lusty portrayals of off-center characters. Born in Boston and trained as an opera singer, Kahn was a Hofstra University graduate with a ...
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Dec 3, 1999 · Madeline Gail Kahn (née Wolfson; September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999) was an American actress, comedian and singer, known for comedic roles in films directed by Peter Bogdanovich and Mel Brooks, including What's Up, Doc? (1972), Young Frankenstein (1974), High Anxiety (1977), History of the World, Part I (1981), and her Academy Award–nominated roles in Paper Moon (1973) and Blazing ...
