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ArlJim78
08-29-2016, 03:39 PM
It's being widely reported that iconic funnyman and actor Gene Wilder has passed on at the age of 83.

I always got a kick out of his performances. A very unique individual.
It's like he operated on another level.
Tom
08-29-2016, 04:17 PM
83 ?????

Holy Cow!
I had no idea.

RIP, funny guy.
Loved him in Blazing Saddles! :lol:
VigorsTheGrey
08-29-2016, 04:23 PM
It's being widely reported that iconic funnyman and actor Gene Wilder has passed on at the age of 83.

I always got a kick out of his performances. A very unique individual.
It's like he operated on another level.

Oh no! Really sad day...totally one of my favorite persons...Young Frankenstein is one of my favorite movies...sorry to see him gone!
JustRalph
08-29-2016, 04:58 PM
Years of Alzheimer's.

RIP
ArlJim78
08-29-2016, 05:31 PM
When I first saw Young Frankenstein I knew it was something special.
It was like a revelation that comedy could be done in a whole new way.
I think it was Wilder's magnum opus and one of Mel Brooks high points as well.
AndyC
08-29-2016, 05:35 PM
Reading about him, I had forgotten he was married to Gilda Radner.

One of my favorite movies of his was The Producers.
barahona44
08-29-2016, 06:29 PM
Reading about him, I had forgotten he was married to Gilda Radner.

One of my favorite movies of his was The Producers.

"I'm wet...I'm wet..and I'm still hysterical!!!"

RIP, Mr. Wilder
RunForTheRoses
08-29-2016, 06:52 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSQNl4V_R88

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLzPRyMmOGY
horses4courses
08-29-2016, 09:02 PM
Great comic talent.
I remember laughing so hard the first time
I saw Young Frankenstein , that I cried.

Stephen Colbert ‏@StephenAtHome 11m11 minutes ago Goodbye, Handsome.

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Zaf
08-29-2016, 10:32 PM
RIP, made me laugh my a** many times ! :ThmbUp:

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OntheRail
08-29-2016, 10:59 PM
He was a talented actor... R.I.P.

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Zaf
08-29-2016, 11:09 PM
Silver Streak was a classic !!! :D
Ocala Mike
08-30-2016, 01:42 PM
One of the truly great ones. RIP!
delayjf
08-30-2016, 03:05 PM
RIP Gene
So sad about Gilda who died in 1989.
Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Stir Crazy are classics I watch at least once a year.
lansdale
08-30-2016, 04:14 PM
I was reminded by this sad event of an eloquent tribute to Wilder I heard from the director of 'Silver Streak', Arthur Hiller, at a dinner with friends a few years back. While acknowledging his great talent, he really marvelled at the actor's kindness and humility, rare qualities in an often brutal business. I thought of this because Hiller, who passed on a couple of weeks ago at the age of 92, was also possessed of these qualities.

RIP gentlemen, and thanks for the memories.
BELMONT 6-6-09
08-30-2016, 06:57 PM
Loved him in The Producers, one of the funniest movies of all time.