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More Sad News: Gene Wilder Dead at 83

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:14 am
by Mike DiCenso
We've lost another of the great ones; Gene Wilder, star of "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory", "Young Frankenstein", and so many more movies has died due to complications from Alzheimer's:

http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/20 ... at-83.html

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/29/entertain ... l?adkey=bn

http://variety.com/2016/film/news/gene- ... 201846745/

I wondered why Wilder was so quiet all these years. What a terrible way to go and he was such a wonderful person. :-(
-Mike

Re: More Sad News: Gene Wilder Dead at 83

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 2:43 am
by Cocytus
Just finished up Blazing Saddles. Godspeed, Mr. Wilder.

Re: More Sad News: Gene Wilder Dead at 83

Posted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 4:19 am
by mojo
jesus christ, what the hell is going on this year? seriously, there are going to be no talented artists left. we're headed toward a world in which Star Wars IX stars rob schneider and janeane garofalo and is directed by uwe boll.
soundtrack by miley cyrus.