Actor Gene Wilder, star of Mel Brooks movies and 'Willy Wonka,' dies at 83 - Chicago Tribune

Actor Gene Wilder, star of Mel Brooks movies and 'Willy Wonka,' dies at 83 - Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune

Actor Gene Wilder, star of Mel Brooks movies and 'Willy Wonka,' dies at 83 Chicago Tribune "I was having trouble with one little section of the play, and he gave me tips on how to act. He said, 'That's a song and dance. He's proselytizing about communism. Just skip over it, sing and dance over it, and get on to the good stuff.' And he was ... and more »