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Norman Steinberg, ‘Blazing Saddles’ Screenwriter, Dies at 83

‘INFECTIOUS COMIC SPIRIT’

Steinberg was a lawyer who hated his job before a chance encounter with Mel Brooks kicked off his writing career.

AJ McDougall
AJ McDougall 

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AJ McDougall

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