Gene Wilder, the beloved actor from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, died on Sunday. He was 83. In 1991, just two years after Wilder's third wife, comedian Gilda Radner, died of ovarian cancer, the actor penned a personal essay in People magazine about her painful death - and why he believed it could have been avoided. Read the essay below:Even as she was dying, Gilda Radner went for laughs. At home, Gene Wilder remembers, she enacted her infamous Saturday Night character Roseanne Roseannadanna, shouting at the cancer cells invading her body, ''Hey, what are you trying to do in here? Make me sick?...
- 8/29/2016
- by Gene Wilder
- PEOPLE.com
Gene Wilder, the beloved actor from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, died on Sunday. He was 83. In 1991, just two years after Wilder's third wife, comedian Gilda Radner, died of ovarian cancer, the actor penned a personal essay in People magazine about her painful death - and why he believed it could have been avoided. Read the essay below:Even as she was dying, Gilda Radner went for laughs. At home, Gene Wilder remembers, she enacted her infamous Saturday Night character Roseanne Roseannadanna, shouting at the cancer cells invading her body, ''Hey, what are you trying to do in here? Make me sick?...
- 8/29/2016
- by Gene Wilder
- PEOPLE.com
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.