Madeline Kahn
Madeline Kahn (September 29, 1942 – December 3, 1999)She was best known for her comedic roles in such films as Blazing Saddles, Paper Moon, Young Frankenstein, History of the World, Part I, What's Up, Doc?, and Clue. In 1978, Kahn's comic screen persona reached another peak with Neil Simon's The Cheap Detective (1978), a spoof of both Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon, directed by Robert Moore. In 1983, she starred in her own short-lived TV sitcom, Oh Madeline, which ended after only one season due to poor ratings. In 1987, Kahn won a Daytime Emmy award for her performance in the ABC Afterschool Special Wanted: The Perfect Guy. She continued to work in the 1990s, her most notable role being on the series Cosby. Madeline was diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 1998, but continued to work while the disease spread rapidly. She died from this at age 57, and was cremated.
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