New York Journal-American, The, 111, 207
New York magazine, 346, 383, 384, 530, 532
New York Post, The, 375, 532, 536, 541, 542; reviews, 411, 537
New York Review of Books, The, 524
New York Times, The, 168; Bancroft interview, 463; Bancroft-MB marriage, 227–28; birth announcement, Stefanie Brooks, 129; on MB, 204, 242; MB interview, 361–62; on MB’s biggest moneymaker, 412; on MB trailers and ad spots, 235; Meehan piece, 460; The Producers and, 267–68; review of “Annie,” 295; review of Fatso, 403; review of New Faces, 87; review of The Miracle Worker, 207; review of Your Show of Shows, 66, 70, 111; reviews of MB’s works, 139, 195, 200, 267, 284, 298, 347, 354, 366, 375, 410–11, 442–43, 449, 460, 469, 488, 537, 540; on Robin Hood: Men in Tights, 503; on The Sid Caesar Show, 203; 2000 Year Old Man review, 178
Nichols, Mike, 177, 186, 254, 271, 279, 534
Nielsen, Leslie, 506–7
Nielsens (ratings), 76, 116, 204, 237, 481
’night, Mother (film), 464
Night Must Fall (film), 436
Nikolic, Djordje, 288, 291
No Laughing Matter (Heller and Vogel), 214
Norman, Is That You? (play), 369
North by Northwest (film), 229, 380
Norton, Cliff, 148
Norton, Graham, 552
Nosferatu (film), 506
Noto, Lore, 248, 259, 260
Notorious Landlady, The (film), 204
Nowhere to Go but Up (musical), 199–200, 202, 210, 261
Nude Bomb, The (film), 237
Nutt House, The (TV show), 479–81, 486, 501
Obama, Barack, 544
O’Brien, Conan, 104, 545
Occupant (play), 531
Ockrent, Mike, 520
O’Connor, John J., 366
Odd Couple, The (play and film), 164, 289
Odets, Clifford, 23
“Oh, God!” (film), 511, 511n
Old Acquaintance (film), 389
Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All, The (telefilm), 492
Oliver! (musical), 189, 288, 299
Olsen, Alfa-Betty, 245; “All American”, 186–88; break with MB, 290; Get Smart, 189, 223, 227; MB’s monetary gift to, 537; The Producers, 248–50, 252, 256–61, 263, 269, 289–90, 537; The Twelve Chairs, 280–83, 286–88
Olsen, John “Ole,” 14
Once Over Lightly (revue), 118–20, 256
One in a Million (film), 11–12; “The Horror Boys from Hollywood,” 11–12, 342
One Potato, Two Potato (film), 226
Open End (TV show), 167–70, 220
Oppenheimer & Co., 481–82, 484
Orbach, Jerry, 207
Oregon Journal, The, 428
Oregon Repertory Theatre, 445
Orso’s, West Hollywood, 518
Osato, Sono, 119–20
Oscar, Brad, 521, 532–33
O’Shea, Michael D., 501
O’Toole, Peter, 440, 443, 518
Outside There, Somewhere (Kallen), 221
Padula, Edward, 149–50, 166, 173, 179, 186, 188, 190, 191
Page, Geraldine, 245
Page, Patti, 153
Palin, Michael, 413–14
Pal Joey (film), 102–3, 105
Palmer House, Chicago, Ill., 59
Palumbo, Dennis, 437–40
Paper Moon (film), 324
Papp, Joseph, 29
Paramount Pictures, 171, 172, 174, 365, 366; The Elephant Man and, 399–400; pass on Robin Hood, 496
Parish, James Robert, 32, 50, 57, 73; see also It’s Good to Be the King
Parker, Dorothy, 102
Parks, Van Dyke, 404
Parretti, Giancarlo, 485, 486n
Patch, David, 245
Pearlman, Ronny, 240
Peerce, Jan, 189
Penn, Arthur, 253, 318, 534
Perelman, S. J., 362
Perlman, Cliff, 377
Perry Como Show, The (TV show), 184, 185, 225
Persky, Bill, 69–70, 236, 255–56
Persky, Lester, 32
Peters, Bernadette, 373
Petrov, Evgeny, 107, 280
Philadelphia Inquirer, The, 489
Phillips, Julia, 363
Phil Silvers Show, The (TV show), 137, 159
Piazza, Marguerite, 66, 71, 76, 135
Pickens, Slim, 323, 330
Pillot, Leo, 56
Pink Panther, The (film), 220
Pintoff, Ernest, 210–11
Pitzer College, 491–92
Platt, Edward, 229
Playboy, 352; MB interview, 130, 132, 191–92, 414–15; MB Q and A, 354
Playhouse Theatre, N.Y., 33
Playtime (film), 347
Point of No Return (film), 492, 493
Poire, Jean-Marie, 503
Poitier, Sidney, 211, 228
Pollack, Howard, 115
Polly Bergen Show, The (TV show), 142–44
Pomerance, Bernard, 426–28, 428n
Pons, Lily, 110
Pontecorvo, Gillo, 289
Porter, Cole, 14, 27, 43
Portman, Richard, 356
Portnoy’s Complaint (film), 440
Poster, Steven, 488
Poston, Tom, 229
Powell, Eleanor, 59
Prager, Stanley, 118–19, 120, 196
Pratt, Anthony, 468
Prelutsky, Burt, 362
Preminger, Otto, 102
Princess Bride, The (film), 501
Prisoner of Second Avenue, The (film), 317–18, 352, 363
Producers, The (1968 film), 132, 157, 190–91, 200, 212, 213, 216, 248–80, 299–300, 310, 322, 335, 338, 347, 355, 376, 487, 529; awards and Oscars, 278n, 288–89; Bloom’s blue blankie in, 255, 266; Bloom’s hysterics scene, 266–67; cast, 256–59, 260, 440; character of Leo Bloom, 249, 255, 257, 258; character of Max Bialystock, 28, 33, 224, 249, 256, 270; earnings, 285, 286l editing, 271–77; ending of, 281; filming, 264–71; Hitler audition scene, 269–70; “Hold Me, Touch Me,” 258; Lincoln Center fountain scene, 271; “Love Power,” 263, 270, 516–17; MB and rights to as a stage property, 286; MB as director, 253, 258, 263, 264, 265–69, 270, 284, 351; MB performing in, 275; MB pitching and finding backers, 250–53; Mostel and, 256–57, 270–71, 275, 278, 279, 283, 284, 289; national release, 280, 283, 285–86; Nice Mel vs. Rude Crude Mel in, 249, 271; Olsen and, 248–50, 252, 256–61, 263, 269; opening sequence, 264–65; previews and screenings, 277–79; production team, 261, 264; progenitors, 190n; promotion, 277–78; reviews, 283–84, 285; “Springtime for Hitler” (song), 33, 261–63, 278, 283, 284, 355, 408, 461, 515; “Springtime for Hitler” (title), 191, 252; “We’re Prisoners of Love,” 281, 515; Wilder, Gene, and, 212–13, 258, 259, 266–67, 270–71, 275, 279, 284, 288, 289
Producers, The (musical), 514–28; “Betrayed,” 517; book credit, 516; as Broadway hit, 523; budget, 520; cast, 521–22; composer, 516; director, 520–21; early grosses and ticket scalping, 523, 527; film version, 530, 532, 536–37; gay characters, 517; Grammys, 529; “If You’ve Got It, Flaunt It,” 517; investors, 519–20, 522, 525; “Keep It Gay!,” 517; last Broadway performance, 539; London and world productions, 529–30, 532–33; MB and score, 516–17, 525, 525n; MB’s profit, 550; Meehan and, 516–18; records broken, 525, 526; reviews, 523–24; road company, 548; “Springtime for Hitler,” 461n, 517; Stadlen replaces Lane, 537–38; story changes, 517; ticket price, 525, 526–27; Tonys, 526
Producers, The (2005 musical film), 530, 532–33, 536–37
Pryce, Jonathan, 467
Pryor, Richard, 247, 311–15, 318, 326, 356, 357, 367, 371, 409
Puig, Manuel, 492
Pullman, Bill, 474
Pumpkin Eater, The (film), 226, 230
Punch (magazine), Sid Caesar Invites You and, 147
Purlie (musical), 327
Putney Swope (film), 244
Puzo, Mario, 214
Rain Man (film), 387
Randall, Tony, 160, 304, 305
Randolph, Ann, 532
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Raucher, Herman, 80–81, 90, 108, 114, 115
Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan, 248
Ray, Nicholas, 466
Rea, Stephen, 467
Reader, Joel, 482
Red Bank Players, 48–51, 119
Red Buttons Show, The (TV show), 116–17, 124
Reed, Carol, 474
Reed, Lou, 245
Rees, Roger, 501
Reik, Theodor, 76, 95, 131
Reiner, Carl, 30, 63, 82, 113, 114, 161, 203, 227, 241, 245n, 266, 316, 352, 415, 492, 495, 509, 511, 528, 547, 548; analyst for, 75; Bancroft memorial and, 534; Caesar’s Hour, 111–12, 124, 126, 137; The Celebrity Game, 206; in Chicago with Caesar, 73; The Comedians, 304–5; Dick Van Dyke Show and, 82, 175, 204, 317n, 325, 443–44; Emmys, 204; Enter Laughing, 148, 204; fame and, 175; film writing and acting, 204; Fire Island incident, 75; History of the World, Part I, 409; in Hollywood, 172, 230, 322; MB’s friendship with, 74–75, 82, 116, 141, 172, 210, 213, 215, 230, 294, 322, 361, 465, 483, 543, 544, 547–48; on MB’s talent, 78, 82–83, 127; Other World friends, 377–78; politics and, 244; Sid Caesar Invites You and, 144–45; as straight man, 76, 205; tennis and, 360; 2000 Year Old Man and, 83, 89, 114, 123, 141, 158, 175–78, 205, 210, 317, 317n, 510–11, 548; Where’s Poppa? 301l William Morris Agency and, 72; Your Show of Shows, 66, 71, 76, 78, 82, 100, 254–56
Reiner, Estelle, 74, 75, 89, 113, 114, 364, 377–78, 415, 465, 547
Reiner, Rob, 318, 501, 504–5
Reiser, Paul, 512
“Retreat” (song), 41
Reynolds, Burt, 372, 421
Rhinoceros (film), 328, 337
Rich, Bernard “Buddy,” 26, 479
Rich, Frank, 375
Rich, Mickey, 26
Richler, Mordecai, 362
Richmond, Bill, 153–54, 170–74
Rickles, Don, 289
Riddle, Nelson, 153
Ritz, Harry, 74, 151, 373
Ritz Brothers, 11–12, 131, 342, 370
Rivera, Chita, 166
Rivers, Joan, 391, 474
Riviera nightclub (Fort Lee, N. J.), 52
Rivkin, Stephen E., 501
Roach, Wilbur (a.k.a. Will Jordan), 49–50, 51, 191
Roberts, Ken, 113
Robertson, Campbell, 541
Robin Hood: Men in Tights (film), 404, 494–503, 543; cast, 501; earnings, 502–3; filming, 501; foreign market, 503, 505; funding, 497; MB acting in, 496, 498; MB’s war experiences and, 38–39; music for, 501–2; production team, 501–2; promotion, 502; release of, 502; reviews, 502; story credits, 499–500; story idea and script, 495, 498–501; title, 497–98
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (film), 496
Robinson, Edward G., 176
Robinson, Walter “Wally,” 136, 153, 285
Rocky Mountain News, The, MB interview, 529
Rogers, Ginger, 11, 157, 168
Rolling Stone magazine, 489, 507
Rome, Harold, 141
Roney, John, 49, 51
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (FDR), 36
Rose, Billy, 141, 158
Rose, Charlie, 306
Rose, Reginald, 295
Rosen, Charles, 261
Rosen, Milt, 117
Rosenbaum, Thane, 524
Rosenblum, Ralph, 261, 265, 272–77, 279, 288
Ross, Herbert, 113n, 231, 232, 233
Ross, Jerry, 66
Ross, Katharine, 257
Ross, Robert, 350
Rosten, Leo, 22, 32n
Roth, Joe, 497
Rothberg, Howard, 406
Rowan (Dan) and (Dick) Martin, 256
Roxy Theater, N.Y., 69
Royale Theatre, N.Y., 87
Ruben, Aaron, 122, 126
Ruskin, Mickey, 246
Russell, Jack, 76
Russell, Nipsey, 220
Russell, Rosalind, 161
Ruthless People (film), 474
Ryan, Desmond, 489
Sahl, Mort, 177
Saks, Gene, 89
Salamon, Julie, 477
Sam (film), 549
Sandler, Adam, 548
Sandrich, Jay, 230
Sanford, Charles, 62, 254
San Francisco Chronicle, The, 537
Sanger, Jonathan, 379, 391, 394–403, 426–28, 431–32, 434, 466, 533
Santa Monica, Ca., 417–18, 546, 471
Sargent, Herb, 295
Sarris, Andrew, 190n, 284, 347, 460
Saturday Evening Post, The, on Kelly, 231–32
Saturday Review, 215
Savoy Hotel, London, 551
Schary, Dore, 162
Schlatter, George, 256
Schreiber, Avery, 404, 501
Schulberg, Budd, 104
Schulman, Max, 304
Schwartz, Alan U., 156, 215, 243, 246, 297, 299, 390, 485, 522; Crossbow Productions, 183; The Elephant Man, 396, 397, 398, 400–401; Get Smart, 222, 238–39; Inside Danny Baker, 197–98; MB’s buyout of alimony deal, 321; 20th Century-Fox contract, 406; Young Frankenstein, 340
Schwartz, Arthur, 161
Schwartz, Marvin, 153, 172, 216, 230, 241, 243
Schwimmer, Alden, 181
Scott, A. O., 537
Scott, Hazel, 28
Screw Loose (film), 512–14
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, The, 428
Seattle Times, The, 541
Segal, George, 303
Seinfeld, Jerry, 498, 548
Sellers, Peter, 148, 191, 211, 220, 224, 246, 257, 261, 280, 286
Separate Rooms (play), 50–51
Seroy, Helena, 107
Sesame Street (TV show), 365
7 Women (film), 230–31
Seven Arts, 213
Seymour, Dan, 83
SFX Broadcasting/Entertainment, 520
Shadowland (Arnold), 428, 429, 430, 431, 432
Shaffer, Anthony, 215
Shales, Tom, 525
Shalit, Gene, 283, 375, 460
Shampoo (film), 32
Shandling, Garry, 498
Shapiro, J. David, 496–501
Shaw, Artie, 26, 27, 479
Shaw, Frank, 245, 245n, 260, 339
Shaw, George Bernard, 473
Shawn, Dick, 178, 254, 256, 259, 263, 268, 295, 516
Shepard, Sam, 432
She Stoops to Conquer (proposed film version), 302–3, 305
Shevelove, Burt, 204
Shinbone Alley (musical), 138–40, 166, 200, 229, 262, 267
Ship of Fools (film), 230
Shockaholic (Fisher), 495
Shore, Dinah (The Dinah Shore Show), 144, 161, 172
Shore, Sammy, 370, 409
Short, Martin, 530
Sick Humor of Lenny Bruce, The (album), 190
Sid Caesar Invites You (TV show), 144–45, 147; BBC version, 146–48, 155
Sidney Glazier Productions, 302
Signoret, Simone, 161
Silence of the Hams, The (film), 505, 513
Silent Movie (film), 79, 251n, 368–77, 388, 406, 408–9, 431, 529; Bancroft in, 372; budget, 374; Caesar in, 373, 381, 408, 418; cast, 372–74; celebrity appearances, 371–72; earnings, 376, 377; editing, 374; filming, 374; idea for and script, 368–71; lawsuit, 423–25; MB starring in, 369, 370, 371, 380; production team, 374; release of, 374–75; reviews, 375; Reynolds’s shower scene, 421; sight gags, 374; WGA award nomination, 377; writers, 370–71, 374
Silent Running (film), 338
Sillerman, Robert F. X., 520, 540, 542
Sillman, Leonard, 85–89, 88n, 190n, 324
Silverman, Fred, 398–99, 401, 416
Silverman, Fred, 416
Silvers, Phil, 90, 137, 161, 304
Simon, Danny, 106–7, 116, 117, 124, 144, 150–52, 169
Simon, Joan, 135
Simon, Neil, 128, 151, 166, 203–4, 227, 256, 415, 441n, 443, 492, 528; Caesar’s Hour, 124–26, 128; The Odd Couple, 164, 289; The Prisoner of Second Avenue, 318; The Red Buttons Show, 116; Sid Ca
esar Invites You, 144; watching Blazing Saddles, 80; Your Show of Shows, 78, 106–7
Simon, Paul, 534
Sinatra, Frank, 103, 105, 153–54, 193, 203, 205, 289, 355, 380, 381
Siskel, Gene, 412, 502
Skelton, Red, 167
Skin of Our Teeth, The (play), 253
Slater, Christian, 495
Sleeper (film), 346, 355
Slender Thread, The (film), 228
Smell of Fear, The (film), 506
Smiley, Tavis, 545
Smith, Patti, 245
Smothers, Tommy, 295
Snipes, Wesley, 504
Solarbabies (film), 466, 467–71, 473, 475
Solinas, Franco, 289
Sondheim, Stephen, 196, 450
Sorel, Ted, 421
Southern, Terry, 246–47, 448n
Spaceballs (film), 243, 404, 470–77, 486; budget, 474, 477; cast, 473–74; earnings, 477, 502; editing and postproduction, 475; filming, 475; G rating, 477; idea for and script, 470–73; MB as actor-director, 475, 476; MB promoting, 476; music for, 475; production design and locations, 474–75; release of, 475, 476; script credit, 500; video and ancillary markets, 477; writers, 471–73
Spaceballs: The Animated Series (film), 473–74
Spacek, Sissy, 464
Spanglish (film), 531
Spelling, Aaron, 361, 481
Spence, Eulalie, 29, 32
Spencer, Alan, 480
Spencer, Walter, 375
Spheeris, Penelope, 511
Spivak, Charlie, 52
Springsteen, Bruce, 543
Squeeze Box (play), 532
Stadlen, Lewis J., 452–59, 538
Staff, Clement, 76, 77, 80–81, 98, 129–33
Stallone, Sylvester, 504
Stanfill, Dennis, 368, 395, 399
Stanley, Kim, 253
Stanley, Susan, 428–29
Starbuck, James, 62, 254
Start the Revolution Without Me (film), 328
Star Wars (film), 470, 471
Steig, William, 197, 200, 210
Stein, Harry, 355, 355n
Stein, Joseph, 106, 116, 122, 214, 266, 304, 355n
Steinberg, David, 303
Steinberg, Norman, 306, 310–11, 320, 365, 367, 494–95; Blazing Saddles, 306, 311–14, 316, 318–20, 326, 327, 329, 331, 356, 357, 495; MB’s friendship with, 319–20; My Favorite Year, 438–40, 444, 495; When Things Were Rotten, 365–67.
Steiner, Rick, 520
Stern, Leonard, 106, 230–33, 238, 240, 303
Sternbergh, Adam, 530
Steve Allen Show, The (TV show), 206, 285
Stevens, Gloria, 71
Stewart, James (Jimmy), 380
Stewart, Michael, 124–30, 142, 144, 146, 149–50, 153, 165–66, 173, 186, 188, 255; MB collaboration, 142, 148–50, 156, 157
Stewart, Patrick, 501
Stewart, Sara, 532