Gene Wilder, ‘Willy Wonka’ star and Mel Brooks collaborator, dies at 83

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2 thoughts on “Gene Wilder, ‘Willy Wonka’ star and Mel Brooks collaborator, dies at 83”

  1. Chuck Lowenstein

    Other notable performances include roles in “Bonnie and Clyde,” “Silver Streak,” “Stir Crazy” and “The Woman In Red.”

    Surely those are memorable, but how does a Jewish publication leave out The Frisco Kid?

    –Chuck Lowenstein, Jerusalem, Israel

  2. Thanks for adding ‘The Frisco Kid’.. You are right of course. Our only (weak) defense was this was a reprint from another publication. — Donald H. Harrison, editor, San Diego Jewish World

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