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Gene Wilder, the leading man with the comic flair and frizzy hair known for teaming with Mel Brooks on the laugh-out-loud masterpieces, has died. Gene Wilder, star of 'Willy Wonka' and Mel Brooks ...
Gene Wilder (born Jerome Silberman; June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016) was an American actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker.He was mainly known for his comedic roles, including his portrayal of Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971).
Robert Bruss, 67, American real estate attorney and columnist, cancer. [197] Velma Wayne Dawson, 94, American creator of the Howdy Doody puppet. [198] Angela Lambert, 67, British journalist, historian and novelist. [199] Erik Hazelhoff Roelfzema, 90, Dutch secret agent, author and businessman. [200]
Willy Wonka is a fictional character appearing in British author Roald Dahl's 1964 children's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, its 1972 sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator and several films based on those books.
In the first half of this decade, 89 rock stars have died as a result of cancer, surpassing the 79 cancer-related deaths in the 2000s. Comparatively, there have only been 12 overdose-related ...
in "Wonka," the fun, rousing, impeccably staged, jaw-droppingly old-fashioned musical prequel to the legendary Roald Dahl tale, Timothée Chalamet plays the title character as the beaming soul of ...
English actor (diagnosed with inoperable prostate cancer in 1999. Died at the age of 70 about 11 years after his initial diagnosis) [108] [109] Michael Ritchie: 1938 – 2001 American film director, producer, and writer [110] Ross Rival: 1945 – 2007 Filipino actor [111] Eddie Romero: 1924 – 2013
And when he passed away due to lung cancer in 1966, the world truly lost one of the greats. ... In October 1966, just months before his death, Disney even predicted “a great acting future” for ...