Baruch Lumet "The Pawnbroker" (1964) and "The Group" (1966). He also appeared in Woody Allen's comedy "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex But Were Afraid to Ask", improbably cast as an elderly rabbi with a bondage fetish. From 1953 to 1960, Lumet was the director of the Dallas Institute of Performing Arts and the Knox Street Theater in Dallas. Among his students there were Jayne Mansfield and Tobe Hooper. Baruch Lumet Baruch Lumet ("Burech Lumet"; 16 September 1898 – 8 February 1992) was a Polish Jewish actor best known for his work in the Yiddish theatre. Lumet was born in
Gene Wilder budget. After "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)", Wilder began working on a script he called "Young Frankenstein". After he wrote a two-page scenario, he called Mel Brooks, who told him that it seemed like a "cute" idea, but showed little interest. A few months later, Wilder received a call from his agent, Mike Medavoy, who asked if he had anything where he could include Peter Boyle and Marty Feldman, his two new clients. Having just seen Feldman on television, Wilder was inspired to write a scene that takes place at Transylvania Station,