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Mel Brooks Recalls The German Accent That Won Teri Garr Her Immortal ‘Young Frankenstein’ Role


Mel Brooks, who directed Teri Garr in the 1974 comedy Young Frankenstein, remembered the actor upon her death yesterday.

Her humor and lively spirit made the Young Frankenstein set a pleasure to work on. Mel Brooks, Teri Garr and Cloris Leachman at the 40th anniversary celebration of ‘Young Frankenstein’ in Beverly Hills, 2014. And asked about working with the film’s impeccable cast – in addition to Wilder and Kahn, the principal cast included Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle and Cloris Leachman – Garr recalled, “You know, it was like when the teacher says to stop laughing, and all you can do is laugh more.

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