Good bye Gene Wilder - June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016

Gene Wilder was one of my favorite actors. From The Producers, 1968, one of the funniest movies ever, to Young Frankenstein, 1974, to Silver Streak, 1976, and his many movies with Richard Pryor, Wilder was one of the great comics. He died this week. He will be missed. - SJ Otto

From TODAY:

By Ree Hines

For so many of us, the death of film star Gene Wilder marked a loss that hit at the heart of our childhood. He was the man behind the movie magic in "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" — he was the dramatic, funny, intimidating and flamboyant chocolatier himself.

But for Peter Ostrum, the former child actor who played Charlie Bucket in the film, Wilder was more than Wonka — he was a guiding force in his young life.

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