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Gene Wilder, Star Of 'Willy Wonka' And 'Young Frankenstein,' Dies

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Glen Weldon

August 29, 2016

Actor Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka in <em>Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory</em> in 1971. Wilder died Monday at 83. (Getty Images) — Actor Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory in 1971. Wilder died Monday at 83. (Getty Images)

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