Actor Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka on the set of the film 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory', based on the novel by Roald Dahl, 1971. (Photo by Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images) Remembering Gene ...

The 1976 film “Silver Streak” will be shown for Movie Night at the Museum. “Silver Streak” was the first of four films to feature the comedy duo Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. On Tuesday, April 23, ...

Actor Gene Wilder, widely known for his mesmerizing performance in the beloved film, “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” died Monday in his Stamford, Connecticut home. Wilder, who was diagnosed ...

Gene Wilder (1933-2016) had an unusual career. “He’s naïve,” Mel Brooks says in the documentary “Remembering Gene Wilder” of Wilder’s screen persona. “He’s innocent. He’s sweet, simple, and honest.

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up (CNN) — Gene Wilder, who brought a wild-eyed desperation to a ...