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Beth
Jun-08-2005, 03:21 GMT
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USA - United Staates America
 | Anne Bancroft Dies at 73
Jun 7, 5:55 PM EST
The Associated Press
NEW YORK -- Anne Bancroft, who won the 1962 best actress Oscar as The Teacher of a young Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker" but achieved greater fame as Mrs. Robinson, the seducer of her daughter´s boyfriend in the 1967 movie "The Graduate," has died, a spokesman for her husband, producer Mel Brooks, said Tuesday. She was 73.
She died of cancer on Monday at Mount Sinai Hospital, spokesman John Barlow said.
Bancroft was awarded the Tony for creating the role on Broadway of poor-sighted Annie Sullivan, the teacher of Keller, who was born deaf and blind. She repeated her portrayal in the film version. Despite her Academy Award and four other nominations, "The Graduate" overshadowed her other achievements.
Dustin Hoffman delivered the famous line when he realized his girlfriend´s mother was coming on to him: "Mrs. Robinson, you´re trying to seduce me. ... Aren´t you?"
Bancroft complained to a 2003 interviewer: "I am quite surprised that with all my work, and some of it is very, very good, that Nobody talks about `The Miracle Worker.´ We´re talking about Mrs. Robinson. I understand the world.... I´m just a little dismayed that people aren´t beyond it yet."
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Nicolas
Jun-08-2005, 07:42 GMT
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France
 | God Bless you please, Mrs Robinson
Heaven holds a place for those who pray... |
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Thomas
Jun-08-2005, 11:35 GMT
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Netherlands
 | Rest in Peace, Mrs. Robinson... |
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Klausi
Jun-08-2005, 13:27 GMT
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Germany
 | She smoked, drank and had at least two lovers in the movie, that`s not healthy. |
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Nathgertsch
Jun-08-2005, 14:54 GMT
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France
| Ok for cigarettes and alcohol but I didn´t know that lovers were dangerous for health... ;-) |
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Bodo
Jun-08-2005, 15:51 GMT
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Austria
 | Bye Bye Nathalie ;-) |
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Matthew Evans
Jun-08-2005, 16:02 GMT
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United Kingdom
 | They are what drive us to drink and smoke! |
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Marieno
Jun-08-2005, 16:55 GMT
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France
| She was, first of all, a great actress... |
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Thomas
Jun-08-2005, 17:22 GMT
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Netherlands
| "quote: Bye bye Nathalie"
bwahhahaha ;-) |
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Nathgertsch
Jun-08-2005, 17:35 GMT
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France
| Hm hm, Bodo : can you explain please ? :-) |
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BingFrisby
Jun-08-2005, 18:42 GMT
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United Kingdom
| She was never a great actress.She was a good actress who became famous for one role in a great film. |
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Turkey
Jun-08-2005, 19:14 GMT
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United Kingdom
| Requiscat In Pace |
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Kathryn
Jun-09-2005, 05:41 GMT
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Canada
 | RIP Anne. :[ |
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Bodo
Jun-09-2005, 15:44 GMT
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Austria
| I have to admint that I have seen ´The Graduate´ only for 1 time - and only the half.
I bought the DVD, but the movie was so boring for us that we turned of the DVD player after 50 minutes or so....
I guess the movie was a hit at it´s time, but today the story just means nothing to me. |
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Turkey
Jun-09-2005, 15:49 GMT
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United Kingdom
| there was a cartoon in the newspaper today with the angels singing to her:´and here´s to you mrs robinson, jesus loves you more than you will know´ |
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