Mel Brooks (Melvin James Kaminsky) was born on a tenement kitchen table in Brownsville, Brooklyn to Katie (née Brookman) and Max Kaminsky. His father was an American born Jew of German extraction, his mother was a Ukrainian Jewish immigrant.
He'd barely know his father, who died two years later of tuberculosis.
A comedic giant, he's still alive. Regarding his comedy, most of it is high refined high end Borscht Belt Comedy, reflecting the extent to which that tradition has hugely impacted American humor.
He served in Europe during World War Two.
William Lyon Mackenzie King resigned as Prime Minister of Canada after the Governor General, Julian Byng invoked his reserve power to refuse to sign the formal Order in Council to dissolve Parliament.
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