Staff Pick: “Gene Wilder Tribute”

Rishi Kaneria

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Nicole Saldivia, Editor

It’s been a little over two weeks since acclaimed actor, Gene Wilder, died on August 29th, 2016. He will be forever remembered as Willy Wonka, and Young Frankenstein to households across the world, but there was so much more of a legacy he left behind for actors everywhere as seen in the clip above. Gene Wilder, or Jerome Silberman, was born in Milwuakee in 1933. He spent much of his life acting, writing and even directing. Many know him for his love story with first wife and fellow actress/comedian Gilda Radner, who passed away of cancer years before him. No matter how you remember him, for most it is in a positive light. He is a person who will be sorely missed and never forgotten, so enjoy the clip and remember the man who changed acting forever.

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