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- Actress Anne Bancroft won Tony Awards for Two for the Seesaw (1958) and The Miracle Worker (1960). Her husband, Mel Brooks, won three Tonys in 2001 for The Producers, the new Mel Brooks musical. He took home medallions for Best Book of a Musical, Best Score, and Best Musical (as a producer).
CBS, General Hospital Lead Daytime Emmy Nominations. CBS dominated the nominations for the 42nd annual Daytime Emmy Awards, amassing 62 in total â buoyed in part by veteran sudser The Young and the Restlessâ 25 nods. Trailing CBSâ haul, PBS and syndicated series netted 50 total noms each, followed ABC (35) and NBC (20).