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tom paul and the glazier brothers::Their father died in 1918 in the flu pandemic.
When their mother remarried her new husband insisted she get rid of the boys, and they were sent to a terrible orthodox orphanage, where among other things, sidney was sexually abused.
He ran away once, but had nowhere to go, so he went back.
He eventually worked his way into theater management, before enlisting in the army in 1941.
After the war he became a very successful israel bond salesman and then executive director or the eleanor roosevelt cancer foundation.
After roosevelt died he raised the money for a film documentary about her which was technically innovative and influential, and won an oscar.
It was to glazier that mel brooks turned after a number unsuccessful approaches to other producers, to back his idea for the producers.
Glazier liked the idea, and the producers, 1968, starring zero mostel and gene wilder, became an instant and permanent cult comedy classic and won brooks an oscar; the broadway show based on the movie opened in 2001 and won 12 tonys.
His preorphanage life with his mother introduced him to folk music.
As a composer he also wrote for frank sinatra, perry como, bob dylan, the weavers, and peter, paul and mary.