Mel Brooks
Writer, director, producer and performer who made parody a vehicle for confronting fear, authority and prejudice through laughter.
Life, work & what’s documented
Mel Brooks was born 1926-06-28 and is a Director, writer, actor and comedian. Writer, director, producer and performer who made parody a vehicle for confronting fear, authority and prejudice through laughter. Established director, writer, actor and comedian included in the existing 80+ research roster.
Why They're Awesome
Established director, writer, actor and comedian included in the existing 80+ research roster.
Essential works: The Producers · Blazing Saddles · Young Frankenstein
Context is not destiny
Age 100 at 2026-08-26 snapshot. Age alone is not a health claim.
Documented health context: No current health claim approved in this pass.
Historical illness and age are context, not proof of a current crisis or a factual mortality forecast.
The cosmic file
The cosmic file
Sun
Cancer 6.0°
Moon
Aquarius 11.6°
Mercury
Venus
Taurus 29.6°
Mars
Aries 9.1°
Jupiter
Saturn
Scorpio 19.9°
Uranus
Pisces 29.4°
Neptune
Leo 22.8°
PlutoTime-stable natal aspects
- Sun square Mars orb 3.2°
- Mercury sextile Venus orb 0.8°
- Mercury trine Uranus orb 1.2°
- Venus square Jupiter orb 3.2°
- Venus sextile Uranus orb 0.7°
- Mars square Pluto orb 5.3°
- Jupiter square Saturn orb 7.0°
- Jupiter opposition Neptune orb 4.2°
- Saturn square Neptune orb 2.9°
- Saturn trine Pluto orb 5.9°
These placements are deterministic astronomical calculations. Interpretive meaning is presented separately and uncertainty is retained.
Calculation confidence: date_based_reliable. Moon: date based reliable. Rising sign: birth time needed. Date-based geocentric placements use a noon UTC reference. Moon is evaluated across the full UTC day. No Ascendant or houses are inferred. Astrology is interpretation, not fact, medicine, or mortality prediction.
Sources & provenance
- Wikidata item Q104266Wikidata / 2026-08-26 / identity / confidence: mediumSource ID mel-brooks:discovery_index:1. Verification: identity_discovery_only. Claims: identity.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica candidateEncyclopaedia Britannica / 2026-08-26 / identity / confidence: highSource ID mel-brooks:reference_candidate:3. Verification: selected_for_editorial_use. Claims: identity, vital dates, career summary.
- My Oscar: Mel BrooksAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences / 2026-08-26 / biography / confidence: primarySource ID mel-brooks:institutional-career:1. Verification: content_reviewed. Claims: good deed or positive legacy, legacy treatment.
- Astro-Databank: Mel BrooksAstrodienst Astro-Databank / 2026-08-26 / birth_record / confidence: mediumSource ID mel-brooks:astrology:1. Verification: content_reviewed. Claims: birth time, birth place, Rodden rating, chart factors.
- Mel Brooks announces Spaceballs sequel titleAssociated Press / 2026-04-16 / activity / confidence: highContemporary reporting on Brooks's announcement video.
- Spaceballs sequel promoted at Comic-ConAssociated Press / 2026-07-25 / activity / confidence: highContemporary reporting on the film's Comic-Con promotion.
Batch adw-publication-batch-2026-08-26-01. Research package completeness 96/100. Claims are linked to the source IDs retained in source notes.
Research last updated 2026-08-26.
Portrait provenance
Mel Brooks photo by Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/; Image e-mailed to uploader by author; CC BY-SA 3.0.
Exact source file · CC BY-SA 3.0 3.0 · Retrieved 2026-08-27.
Editorial identification only. No endorsement is implied.
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