Hollywood veteran Mel Brooks was honoured with the lifetime achievement Oscar on Tuesday. The 97-year-old received an Oscar more than half a century after he won his only Academy Award for The Producers.

Mel Brooks and Angela Bessett receive honorary Oscars at Governors Awards

Veteran US comic Mel Brooks, who turns 97 this week, will receive an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement, more than half a century after he won for best original screenplay for The Producers, the Academy said Monday.

Mel Brooks, Angela Bassett to receive honorary Oscars

Mel Brooks, the 95-year-old US comedy icon, is to help write a sequel for his 1981 classic film "A History of The World Part I" as an eight-part series for Hulu, the streaming service said Monday.

Mel Brooks, 95, to write sequel to 'History of the World'

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Mel Brooks and Angela Bessett receive honorary Oscars at Governors Awards

Mel Brooks, Angela Bassett to receive honorary Oscars

Mel Brooks, 95, to write sequel to 'History of the World'