Spin Dry

A marvellous actress, a beautiful woman, from all accounts a wonderful person. Whenever she was onscreen, large or small, she stole the show without even trying, and she was one of those actors about whom I can truly say I would have enjoyed watching her read the phone book.

My thoughts go out to Mel Brooks, and his and Ms. Bancroft's son, Max. Between the two of them, they brought a lot of comedy and a lot of beauty to the world.

The lights on Broadway just went a bit dimmer.