Married Relationship facts
First Met 1982
Met on the film set of Hanky Panky
Married 1984
Hollywood Star The original Willy Wonka
Other Partners
Professional Partners
Gene Wilder Siblings
Saturday Night Live Comedienne
Gilda Radner
Died
1989
Gene Wilder Bio Details
Full name
Jerome Silberman Wilder
Gender
Male
Age
83
Date of birth
Birth place
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
Date of death:
29 Aug 2016
Place of death
Stamford, Connecticut, USA
Cause of death
Complications from Alzheimer's
Occupations
Education
Lee Strasberg Film and Theatre Institute, New York, United States
University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, United States
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Bristol, United Kingdom
Black-Foxe Military Academy, Los Angeles, United States
Star of The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Willy Wonka, Young Frankenstein and making his debut with in Bonnie and Clyde
He chose the name Gene Wilder because of much admired author Thornton Wilder who wrote the play Our Town and Eugene Gant, a character in Thomas Wolfe's novel, Look Homeward Angel
Whilst serving in the military he worked in the psychiatric ward delivering electroshock therapy
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Gene Wilder Family
View Gene Wilder's Family Tree and History, Ancestry and Genealogy
Gene Wilder's parents:
Gene Wilder's father was William Silberman Gene Wilder's mother was Jeanne Silberman
Gene Wilder's current partners:
Gene Wilder's wife was Gilda Radner Gene Wilder's wife was Karen Wilder
Gene Wilder's former partners:
Gene Wilder's former wife is Jo Ayers Gene Wilder's former wife is Mary Mercier
Gene Wilder FameChain Links
Remakes of Original Films - The original star and the new star
1971
Other people in this association:
Frank Sinatra 1960
Frank Sinatra 1962
Clark Gable 1935
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Gilda Radner Bio Details
Full name
Gilda Radner
Gender
Female
Date of death:
1989
Cause of death
Ovarian Cancer
Occupations
Trivia
Gilda Radner Family
View Gilda Radner's Family Tree and History, Ancestry and Genealogy
Gilda Radner's in laws:
Gilda Radner's father in law was William Silberman Gilda Radner's mother in law was Jeanne Silberman Gilda Radner's sister in law was Corinne Pearlman
Gilda Radner FameChain Links
Saturday Night Live
Other people in this association:
Dan Aykroyd 1975 - 1979
Will Ferrell 1995 - 2002
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