Melvin James Brooks is an American actor, comedian, film director, songwriter and playwright. With a career spanning nine decades, he is known for a variety of successful farces and parodies. A recipient of numerous accolades, he is one of the few people to win the EGOT. He received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2009, a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2010, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2013, a British Film Institute Fellowship in 2015, a National Medal of Arts in 2016 and a BAFTA Fellowship in 2017.
Mel Brooks and Buck Henry's spy-comedy series Get Smart premieres on NBC Television.
On September 18, in the year 1965, Mel Brooks and Buck Henry's spy-comedy series Get Smart premieres on NBC Television. This event is recorded as a Historical Events event in the history of September 18, one of 466 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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- This event took place on September 18, 1965 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Historical Events event in recorded history.
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- Wikipedia source last updated on 30 August 2026.
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