Anne Bancroft

Stark Sands, who plays Kenny McLaren on CBS' "NYC 22," was about 13 and traveling with his parents on a school break when he helped an older woman with her computer.It was Anne Bancroft. "All of a sudden, Mel Brooks (the late Bancroft's husband) walked in and says, 'How ya doing, kid? Happy New Year!' " Sands says as he beams at the memory.That was also about the same time Sands realized he wanted to be an actor."I did plays in elementary...  

The American Constitution Society, the left-leaning legal group that boasts of its many members in the Obama administration, has released a list of sponsors for its annual conference next month. Among the those throwing in for the event are the ACLU, Media Matters, Planned Parenthood, Bancroft LLP. . .Yes, that Bancroft.  

Anne F. Hyde, Daniel T. Rodgers and Tomiko Brown-Nagin have been announced as this year’s winners of the coveted Bancroft Prize for history. Hyde, a professor at Colorado College, won for her “Empires, Nations, and Families: A History of the ...  

BANCROFT, Neb. -- Folk singers Tom May and Bobby Bridger are scheduled to perform at the John G. Neihardt State Historic Site. The program is set for 2 p.m. Sunday at 306 W. Elm St. in Bancroft. A reception after the free program is planned.