2016-08-29, 10:08 PM
Gene Wilder Dies at 83; Star of ‘Willy Wonka’ and ‘Young Frankenstein’
Gene Wilder, who established himself as one of America’s foremost comic actors with his delightfully neurotic performances in three films directed by Mel Brooks, his eccentric star turn in the family classic “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” and his winning chemistry with Richard Pryor in the box-office smash “Stir Crazy,” died on Sunday night in Connecticut. He was 83.
Eric Weissmann, who was Mr. Wilder’s lawyer for many years, confirmed the death. A nephew said the cause was complications of Alzheimer’s disease, The Associated Press reported. Mr. Wilder lived in Stamford, Conn.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/gen...li=BBnb7Kz
a shock indeed.
Gene Wilder, who established himself as one of America’s foremost comic actors with his delightfully neurotic performances in three films directed by Mel Brooks, his eccentric star turn in the family classic “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” and his winning chemistry with Richard Pryor in the box-office smash “Stir Crazy,” died on Sunday night in Connecticut. He was 83.
Eric Weissmann, who was Mr. Wilder’s lawyer for many years, confirmed the death. A nephew said the cause was complications of Alzheimer’s disease, The Associated Press reported. Mr. Wilder lived in Stamford, Conn.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/gen...li=BBnb7Kz
a shock indeed.