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‘Unbearable to think of life without him’, say family of Gene Wilder

August 30, 2016 07:57
Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka in the 1971 film

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Rosa Doherty,

Rosa Doherty

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Actor and comedian Gene Wilder has died aged 83.

He was well-known for his lead roles in ‘Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory’, ‘Blazing Saddles’ and ‘The Producers’.

His nephew, Jordan Walker-Pearlman, said he died of complications that resulted from Alzheimer’s.

"It is almost unbearable for us to contemplate our life without him," he said.