Good News in History, June 11
Happy Birthday to actor Gene Wilder who turns 82 years old today. Born
Jerry Silberman in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he was just 11 when he fell in love with acting. After joining the Actors Studio and choosing a stage name, he performed in Shakespeare productions before being nominated for an Oscar for his first major film role in The Producers. He is beloved for his portrayal of Willy Wonka and also appeared in Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein. Tired of the business surrounding filmmaking, and seeing mostly scripts with “shooting, swearing and 3-D”, Wilder became an author and has written
novels and short stories since 2005. (1933)
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