LIFE Gene Wilder, 1933-2016

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LIFE Gene Wilder, 1933-2016 is written by The Editors of LIFE and published by Time Inc. Books. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1683306651 (ISBN 10) and 9781683306658 (ISBN 13).

In a tribute to Gene Wilder, the movies' first Willy Wonka, LIFE presents a lavishly illustrated commemorative edition. This special issue highlights Wilder's indelible, career-defining roles and traces his life from his childhood in Milwaukee through his marriage to and loss of Saturday Night Live star Gilda Radner and beyond: Behind the scenes at Willy Wonka's chocolate factory, and why Wonka remains such an enduring film for children Inside Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, and The Producers and Wilder's partnership with director Mel Brooks How Wilder and Richard Pryor created comedic gold on screen Gilda Radner, Wilder's beloved late wife, in her own words