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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Madeline_KahnMadeline Kahn - Wikipedia

    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 ...

  2. www.cbsnews.com › news › actress-madeline-kahn-diesActress Madeline Kahn Dies - CBS News

    Dec 4, 1999 · Madeline Kahn, an Oscar-nominated actress and comedian best known for her work in Blazing Saddles, What's Up Doc? and Paper Moon, died Friday after a battle with ovarian cancer. She was 57.

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  4. www.imdb.com › name › nm0001404Madeline Kahn - Biography - IMDb

    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 ...

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  5. www.soundandvision.com › content › actress-madelineActress Madeline Kahn Dies in New York - Sound & Vision

    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 ...

  6. www.imdb.com › name › nm0001404Madeline Kahn - IMDb

    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 ...

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  7. www.playbill.com › article › tony-award-winningTony Award-Winning Comic Actress Madeline Kahn is Dead at 57

    Photo by Photos by Martha Swope. Madeline Kahn, a 1993 Tony Award winner for playing a character named Dr. Gorgeous in The Sisters Rosensweig, and best-known for playing gorgeously baroque vamps ...

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  9. www.survivornet.com › articles › remembering-youngRemembering ‘Young Frankenstein’ Star Madeline Kahn Who Died ...

    Dec 3, 2021 · A Tribute to a Trailblazer. Young Frankenstein actress Madeline Kahn lost her battle with ovarian cancer on this day in 1999 at 57 years old.; The hilarious and seductive comedian publicly shared that she was battling the disease just a month before her death in an effort to bring awareness to the disease.