Profile: Anne Bancroft, Oscar, Tony and Emmy winner who died Monday

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STEVE INSKEEP
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06-08-2005
Profile: Anne Bancroft, Oscar, Tony and Emmy winner who died Monday

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The actress Anne Bancroft has died. Bancroft was one of the few performers to win all three of the major acting awards: one Oscar, two Tonys and an Emmy. She is best known for two parts: the feisty teacher Annie Sullivan in "The Miracle Worker" and Mrs. Robinson, the seductive older woman in "The Graduate." Bancroft died Monday of cancer at the age of 73, and she is survived by her husband, the producer Mel ...

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