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Madeline Kahn: Paper Moon
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Madeline Kahn - This late, great comedic character actress really brings the strange character of Mrs. White to life, as only she could do. Twice in her career, she was nominated for best supporting actress for her roles in PAPER MOON and BLAZING SADDLES.
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Madeline Kahn, the Oscar-nominated comedian best known for her work in the films ``Paper Moon'' and ``Blazing Saddles'' and in the Broadway revival of ``Born Yesterday,'' died yesterday in a Manhattan hospital. She was 57 and lived in Manhattan. The cause was ovarian cancer, said Jeff Schneider, a spokesman for the William Morris agency, which represented her.
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Kahn's film debut was in the 1968 short De Düva: The Dove. Her feature debut was as Ryan O'Neal's hysterical fiancé in Peter Bogdanovich's screwball comedy What's Up, Doc? (1972) starring Barbra Streisand. Her film career continued with Paper Moon (1973), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. Kahn was cast in the role of Agnes Gooch in the 1974 film Mame, but star Lucille Ball fired Kahn due to artistic differences. (Note: several of Ball's biographies note that Kahn was eager to be released from the role so that she could join the cast of Blazing Saddles, a film about to go into production; whether Kahn was fired or left Mame under mutual agreement is undetermined).
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