Joan Crawford accepts Anne Bancroft’s Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 35th Academy Awards for her performance as Annie Sullivan in the biographical film ‘The Miracle Worker.’ Anne could not attend the ceremony, as she was starring in the stage play ‘Mother Courage and Her Children’ at the time. Bancroft originally played Annie Sullivan in the 1959 Broadway production of ‘The Miracle Worker’ and later reprised the role in the film adaptation. The movie was adapted from Helen Kelle

🎬 Anne Bancroft — the unforgettable Mrs. Robinson, a Hollywood icon, and Mel Brooks’ greatest leading lady on and off screen. 💋🎭 #AnneBancroft #TheGraduate #HollywoodLegend #MelBrooks | Classic Film

TO BE OR NOT TO BE ('83) marked the first onscreen pairing of Anne Bancroft with her husband, actor & filmmaker Mel Brooks. Already married for nearly two decades, the two star in the film as husband and wife. See it tonight as part of Bancroft's #SummerUndertheStars tribute. | Turner Classic Movies: TCM