in the perry como show. that rehearsal. for this all my life," i didn't know it existed until i saw it. when she finished, i screamed, "anne bancroft, i love you!" i screamed it out. she said, "who the hell are you?" i said, "you've never heard of me, i'm mel brooks." she said, "i've heard of you, i've got your record! i've got your record, it is great." i saw her backstage and we talked and i never stopped seeing her and talking to her for the next 45 years. every day was bliss. i've heard that you are married to the most beautiful woman in the world, is this true, mr brooks? no, i'm married to anne bancroft. applause. ladies and gentlemen, my beautiful wife. they sing. # sweet georgie brown! you've got to remember that at that stage, you weren't earning much money. no, i was broke then. she was paying for most of it. yeah, the show was off the air and when i met her, i told her, "you don't want to be serious with me because i'm broke. i'm eating hot dogs for dinner. i have no money. you don't want to know me." she said, "