Gene Wilder Passes Away at 83

Known for his iconic roles in everything from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and Blazing Saddles to The Producers and Young Frankenstein, comedy great Gene Wilder passed away at his home in Stamford, Connecticut today after a long battle with Alzheimer's. Said Wilder's nephew in a statement: We understand for all the emotional and physical challenges this situation presented we have been among the lucky ones -- this illness-pirate, unlike in so many cases, never stole his ability to recog...