Gene Wilder Dies - age 83

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Gene Wilder Dies - age 83

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Gene Wilder Dies - age 83

The star of many a film, Gene Wilder, has died through complications from Alzheimer’s disease.
He starred in The Producers, Blazing Saddles and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
He will be sadly missed.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/201 ... oks-comedy
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Willy Wonka is what he will be remembered for most.
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Not a shock as such as Gene Wilder was 83 after all.
Left his legacy he did.

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Gene Wilder has such a familiar face and you can see he is a funny man.
However, off stage it is thought he was never like the roles that he played and wasn't that humorous.
If that is the case then he was a good actor :cheers:
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RIP.
Gene Wilder was always a good actor to watch.
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RIP.
This Gene Wilder video is good for a quick review of his career:

I will not be reading any newspapers today, its my day off!
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RIP
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I mean who invented Willy Wonka :lol:
The Great British follies - interesting indeed!
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