Gene Wilder’s Death – Cause and Date

The movie actor Gene Wilder died at the age of 83 . Below is all you want to know, and more!

Biography - A Short Wiki

Illustrious actor who was nominated for an Oscar for his first major film role in The Producers.  He also portrayed Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. He also appeared in Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. 

His third wife was co-star and actress Gilda Radner. Their relationship lasted from 1984 until her death in 1989. He then married his fourth wife, Karen Boyer, in 1991. 

Quotes

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“My mother was suffering every day of her life, and what right did I have to be happy if she was suffering? So whenever I got happy about something, I felt the need to cut it off, and the only way to cut it off was to pray. ‘Forgive me Lord.’ For what, I didn’t know.” (Gene Wilder)

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“When your mother gives you confidence about anything that you do, you carry that confidence with you.” (Gene Wilder)

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“My wife and I water color, paint water colors.” (Gene Wilder)

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“I’m going to tell you what my religion is. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Period. Terminato. Finito.” (Gene Wilder)

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“A lot of comic actors derive their main force from childish behavior. Most great comics are doing such silly things; you’d say, ‘That’s what a child would do.'” (Gene Wilder)