In 1987, Anne Bancroft was alive.
 Her death surprised many, including some of her friends, as the intensely private Bancroft had not disclosed any details of her illness
Bancroft worked with her husband three times on the screen: dancing a tango in Brooks's Silent Movie (1976), in his remake of To Be or Not to Be (1983) and in the episode entitled "Opening Night" (2004) of the HBO show Curb Your Enthusiasm

