Best known for her Oscar-nominated roles in the smash hits Paper Moon and Blazing Saddles; Madeline Kahn (1942ndash;1999) was one of the most popular comedians of her timemdash;and one of the least understood. She turned out as reserved and refined as her characters were bold and bawdy. Almost a Method actor in her approach; she took her work seriously. When crew members and audiences laughed; she asked whymdash;as if they were laughing at hermdash;and all her life she remained unsure of her gifts.William V. Madison examines Kahnrsquo;s film career; including not only her triumphs with Mel Brooks and Peter Bogdanovich; but also her overlooked performances in The Adventure of Sherlock Holmesrsquo; Smarter Brother and Judy Berlin; her final film. Her work in televisionmdash;notably her sitcomsmdash;also comes into focus. New York theater showered her with accolades; but also with remarkably bad luck; culminating in a disastrous outing in On the Twentieth Century that wrecked her reputation on Broadway. Only with her Tony-winning performance in The Sisters Rosensweig; fifteen years later; did Kahn regain her standing.Drawing on new interviews with family; friends; and such colleagues as Lily Tomlin; Carol Burnett; Gene Wilder; Harold Prince; and Eileen Brennan; as well as archival press and private writings; Madison uncovers Kahnrsquo;s lonely childhood and her struggles as a single woman working to provide for her erratic mother. Above all; Madison reveals the paramount importance of music in Kahnrsquo;s life. A talented singer; Kahn entertained offers for operatic engagements long after she was an established Hollywood star; and she treated each script as a score. As Kahn told one friend; her ambition was ldquo;to be the music.rdquo;
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