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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory is a 1971 American musical fantasy film directed by Mel Stuart from a screenplay by Roald Dahl, based on his 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. It stars Gene Wilder as chocolatier Willy Wonka.
Gene Wilder (né Jerome Silberman, June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016) was an American actor, comedian, writer and filmmaker. He was mainly known for his comedic roles, but also for his portrayal of Willy Wonka in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971).
Jun 30, 1971 · Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory: Directed by Mel Stuart. With Gene Wilder, Jack Albertson, Peter Ostrum, Roy Kinnear. A poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.
Aug 30, 2016 · One of late actor Gene Wilder’s most iconic roles was as the titular character in 1971’s “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” but Wilder was more than a man who just showed up on set:...
Sep 4, 2016 · If you’ve ever wondered how Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory originally came together, or about Gene Wilder’s fierce focus and dedication to the role, here are 15 little-known facts about an enduring family classic that still instills viewers old and young alike with pure imagination.
Sep 20, 2018 · Gene Wilder, who died in 2016, knew exactly how he wanted to play Willy Wonka from the get-go. As he recounted to Larry King on CNN in 2002, Wilder told Wonka director Mel Stuart he...
M ore than 50 years before Timothée Chalamet donned the brown top hat and purple suit for Wonka, Gene Wilder was the first actor to become Roald Dahl's wildly eccentric candymaker in...
Jun 29, 2021 · Eccentric and sinister, Gene Wilder masks the iconic Willy Wonka’s true intentions behind a facade of charming cruelty.
Gene Wilder. Actor: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. When he was 11, he wanted to be a comedian like Sid Caesar. Then, when he was 15 and saw Lee J. Cobb in 'Death of a Salesman,' he decided he would be a comedy actor and found that Mel Brooks was a great influence on his screen writing.
Gene Wilder: Willy Wonka. Showing all 152 items. Jump to: Photos (76) Quotes (76) Photos. 53 more photos. Quotes. Mrs. Gloop : Don't just stand there, do something! Willy Wonka : [unenthusiastically] Help. Police, Murder. Willy Wonka : Try some more. The strawberries taste like strawberries, and the snozzberries taste like snozzberries.
