Producer's Question

[TheJester]

Producer's Question#0

Posted: 11/18/03 at 1:22am

Of course everyone knows now of Leo Bloom and Max Bialystock. I'm just wondering, since the name Leopold Bloom is taken from James Joyce's masterwork Ulysses, does Max have a similar literary namesake? Thanks for your help.

Cheers,

The Jester

[MasterLcZ]

re: Producer's Question#1

Posted: 11/18/03 at 7:59am

Bialystocky is the name of the village in Poland that Mel Brooks (Melvin Kaminsky)'s ancestors emigrated from.

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[TEACHEROFTHEATER]

re: re: Producer's Question#2

Posted: 11/18/03 at 9:51am

thejester,

also, a bialy is a first cousin to a bagel and a kaiser roll and delicious with a bit of butter or creamcheese......

i always thought Mel Brooks used the name because of the bread product, bialy. :)

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[TheJester]

re: re: re: Producer's Question#3

Posted: 11/18/03 at 12:38pm

Thank a million!