Anne Bancroft was and always will be my favorite actress. I don't know if I would have ever checked out Mel Brooks' work had it not been for the fact that they were married. When I saw "Blazing Saddles," I couldn't stop singing "I'm So Tired," and then I saw "High Anxiety" and couldn't stop humming the theme song. After I saw "History or the World Part I," I sang "The Inquisition." I thought, gee Mel writes such catchy tunes it's really too bad he doesn't write more music. I saw Anne interviewed by Rosie O'Donnell in the late 90's and she talked about the musical Mel was writing. Then after the show was such a smash I read where Mel referred to Anne as his Obi Wan Kenobi. He talked about how she encouraged him to write the musical. I'm so glad she did and I'm so sorry for Mel and her family. I will miss looking forward to her next project.