Wild hair, a brown hat and an eccentric violet costume - the character of Willy Wonka was a defining image of many childhoods. With a face filled with fun, laughter and mystery, Gene Wilder was ...

Remembering Gene Wilder (now on Netflix) does exactly as advertised: remember things. More specifically, it remembers one of the funniest people of the last century, the guy who played Willy Wonka and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gene Wilder and his wife Karen Boyer Al Bello/Getty Images For many, the next name to come to mind when thinking of Wilder's is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "What is it about this neurotic Jewish guy from Milwaukee with all that frizzy hair that hooked me at such an early age?" ...

Actor Gene Wilder, star of the original "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" and beloved Mel Brooks films "Blazing Saddles" and "Young Frankenstein," was on his fourth marriage at the time of his ...