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Madeline Kahn
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Actor Born: September 29, 1942 in Boston, MA Death: December 3, 1999 in New York City, NY Biography:Hofstra graduate "Madeline Kahn" was trained for an operatic career, but found her most gainful employment in musical comedy and revue work. While reducing audiences to tears of laughter as a member of New York's Upstairs at the Downstairs satirical troupe, Kahn made her first appearance in the short-subject "Bergman" lampoon "The Dove" (1968). She was "officially" discovered for films by director "Peter Bogdanovich", who cast her as "Ryan O'Neal"'s frowsy fiancee in What's Up Doc (1972). Kahn was nominated for Academy Awards for her portrayals of Southern doxy Trixie Delight in Bogdanovich's "Paper Moon" (1973) and "Dietrich-like" chanteuse Lilly Von Schtupp ("Oh, it's twue, it's twue, it's twue!") in "Mel Brooks"' "Blazing Saddles" (1974). Kahn went on to co-star in Brooks' "Young Frankenstein" (1974) and "High Anxiety" (1975), and made a return trip to the Bogdanovich fold in the disastrous "At Long... Full Biography
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