Gene Wilder, the rubbery-faced star of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and comedy classics from Mel Brooks, has died, according to his nephew and his .\r
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Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka in 1971s “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.” NEW YORK -- Gene Wilder, the star of such comedy classics as “Young .\r
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Actor Gene Wilder, the legendary star of The Producers and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory has died. CNN Contributor Nischelle Turner looks back .\r
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Actor Gene Wilder has died at 83. The star of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and a slew of other beloved comedies died at his home earlier this month .\r
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