Gene Wilder Has Died

Gene Wilder has died. He (pictured, via) was 83 years old.

Entertainment Weekly reports that Wilder was well-known as the actor who starred in several popular movies: The Producers (1967), Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971), and Young Frankenstein (1974). Throughout his lifetime, he also wrote and published six books: two non-fiction titles and four novels.

Here’s more from Variety: “In 1971 he stepped into the shoes of Willy Wonka, one of his most beloved and gentle characters. Based on the children’s book by Roald Dahl, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory was not an immediate hit but became a children’s favorite over the years.” (via The Verge)