Polar explorer Ann Bancroft was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York.(Photo By JOEY MCLEISTER/Star Tribune via Getty Images) Ann Bancroft, the polar explorer, has ...

Anne Bancroft, who won the 1962 best actress Oscar as the teacher of a young Helen Keller in “The Miracle Worker” but achieved greater fame as the seductive Mrs. Robinson in “The Graduate,” has died.

Anne Bancroft was an American actress. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft received an Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Tony Awards, two Primetime ...

correctionThe June 8 obituary of Anne Bancroft should have included as survivors her mother, two sisters and a grandchild. (Published 6/9/2005) Anne Bancroft, the versatile actress who won an Academy ...