Impresario Bruce Crawford will delight audiences with another in his series of Omaha movie events. This time it's Mel Brooks' 1974 classic Young Frankenstein. Crawford's special guest for the evening will be award-winning actor Cloris Leachman, who played Frau Blucher, the scary housekeeper in the movie.
Previous guests have included Janet Leigh, Ray Bradbury, Kevin McCarthy, Patricia Neal, and many other notables from the film industry.
Ms. Leachman, a Des Monies native, has been in the public eye since 1948. She was a regular on The Mary Tyler Moore show and the star of Phyillis,
a spinoff in the 1970's. She has made many guest appearances on TV shows, including The Office and Dancing with the Stars.
Among Ms. Leachman's many memorable film roles are Ruth Popper in The Last Picture Show and Mrs. Ezra MIller in Daisy Miller. She will soon be seen in Expecting Mary, The Fields, Timberwolf, and The Story of Bonnie and Clyde.
As part of her appearance, Ms. Leachman will also sign copies of her recently published book, Cloris: My Autobiography.This will be the 25th time Crawford has presented one of his movie events, all of them benefits for the Omaha Hearing School. Crawford's partner this time out is Omaha's Mystery Manor.
The showing of Young Frankenstein and the appearance of Ms. Leachman will take place on Friday, October 16, in the Joslyn Museum's Witherspoon Auditorium at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 and are available for purchase at participating Hy-Vee customer service counters.
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