Gene Wilder, famous for Willy Wonka, Young Frankestein, Blazing Saddles, The Producers. Silver Streak, The Woman in Red - among many others, passed away today at the age of 83. Gene had been battling Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and Alzheimer's.

He was one of a kind and provided a lot of us with a lot of laughs through the years.

Rest In Peace, Gene.

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