A view of the DVD box set at the 40th Anniversary of Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory at Jacques Torres Chocolates on October 18, 2011 in New York City.
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American comic actor Gene Wilder, originally Jerry Silkman stars with nightclub comedian Richard Pryor in the action comedy 'Silver Streak'. Directed by Arthur Hiller, the film was chosen for the 31st Royal Film Festival.
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Gene Wilder talks about his new book "My French Whore" on "The Leonard Lopate Show" at WNYC Radio studios, March 16, 2007 in New York City.
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Wilder poses as he signs copies of his autobiography "Kiss Me Like A Stranger", at Waterstone's, Oxford Street on June 7, 2005 in London, England.
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Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka signature costume on display at Profiles In History in Calabasas, northwest of downtown Los Angeles, on July 19, 2012