Blazing Saddles screenwriter Norman Steinberg has died at the age of 83 … The Emmy-winner was known for his work on The Flip Wilson Show
Norman Steinberg, the screenwriter behind comedy classic Blazing Saddles and the Flip Wilson show, has died at the age of 83.
The Brooklyn-born screenwriter and director passed on March 15 at his Hudson Valley home in upstate New York, but his family did not provide any other details.
He is known for films including My Favorite Year, Johnny Dangerously, Free to Be…You and Me, and TV show Doctor, Doctor.
The former lawyer also won an Emmy for his work on the Flip Wilson variety show.
He is perhaps most well known for his work on Blazing Saddles – on which he teamed up with Mel Brooks, 96. The film was among the highest-grossing ones of 1974.
Gone: Norman Steinberg, the screenwriter behind comedy classic Blazing Saddles and the Flip Wilson show, has died at the age of 83; Pictured with Ceslie Armstrong in 2008
Claim to fame: He is perhaps most well known for his work on Blazing Saddles – on which he teamed up with Mel Brooks. The film was among the highest-grossing ones of 1974; Gene Wilder (right) and Cleavon Little pictured in a still from Blazing Saddles
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