Actor Gene Wilder, star of Mel Brooks movies, dies at 83
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
LOS ANGELES -- Gene Wilder, the frizzy-haired actor who brought his deft comedic touch to such roles as the neurotic accountant in "The Producers" and the mad scientist of "Young Frankenstein," has died. He was 83.
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