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‘Blazing Saddles’ screenwriter Norman Steinberg dead at 83 | New York Post
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0:50Now PlayingNorman Steinberg, the co-writer of the Mel Brooks-fronted comedy “Blazing Saddles” and an Emmy winner for Flip Wilson’s 1970s variety show, has died. He was 83.
Deadline reported Wednesday that Steinberg’s family said he died March 15, but did not provide further details.
The Post has contacted a rep for Steinberg for comment.
“It’s a sad day when Norman Steinberg leaves us. From BLAZING SADDLES to MY FAVORITE YEAR, he was one of the best writers I ever worked with,” Brooks, 96, tweeted Wednesday.
“I’m so glad I rescued him from a dull stable legal career, because he always permeated the writers room with his infectious comic spirit,” he added.
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