Remembering Gene Wilder
At age 23, Carol Kane was fresh off a Best Actress Oscar nomination with no prospects on the horizon.
The phone hadnt rung for a year, she said. Then Gene Wilder called.
Out of the blue I got a call from Gene saying that hed like to meet me about The Worlds Greatest Lover," Kane said Monday. (It) was a comedy, which Id never done before. I have no idea why he thought I could do it, but...
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Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Jewish actor Gene Wilder dead at 83
Gene Wilder, star of "Willy Wonka," dead at 83
LOS ANGELES - Actor Gene Wilder, who was born to a Jewish family and was best known for his role in the fantasy film "w***y Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" and comedic star turns in such Mel Brooks farces as "Blazing Saddles" and "Young Frankenstein," died on Monday at age 83, his family said in a statement.Wilder,...
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