Who is Gene Wilder?
Gene Wilder is an iconic American film and stage actor, and writer. He is best known for his multiple collaborations with film director Mel Brooks, which produced such hits as Young Frankenstein, The Producers, and Blazing Saddles, and for his partner comedy work with Richard Pryor, especially in their first two films, Silver Streak and Stir Crazy. Additionally, when ovarian cancer claimed the life of his second wife, Gilda Radner, a beloved and gifted comedienne, Wilder became involved in a number of cancer advocacy groups to promote information about ovarian cancer, which also took his mother’s life. In recent years, Wilder has worked primarily as a writer, first producing his autobiography, several teleplays, and then writing two novels released in 2007 and 2008.
