Gene Wilder, star of stage and screen has sadly passed away at the age of 83. Wilder was known for his roles in the likes of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. He also starred as Doctor Ross in Woody Allen’s 1972 film, Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex* But Were Afraid to Ask, and various roles opposite Richard Pryor, including Silver Streak and See No Evil Hear No Evil.
According to the BBC Wilder passed away on Sunday in Stamford, Connecticut, due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease.
“It is almost unbearable for us to contemplate our life without him,” his nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman said.
He will be missed. Our thought go out to his friends and family at this difficult time.
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