In the upcoming HBO Max documentary Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!, the **son of comedy legend Mel Brooks says that when his father lost his beloved wife, **Anne Bancroft, to cancer in 2005, “all the light went out” for him, highlighting the profound emotional impact her death had on the entertainer’s life and career. Bancroft, an Oscar-winning actress and Brooks’ partner for more than four decades, battled cancer — at one point beating it before it returned — and her passing left Brooks devas

Mel Brooks' son opens up about the enduring emotional aftermath of Anne Bancroft's demise in a recent documentary. | Amazing Story