![Remembering Gene Wilder, the Star of 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,' Who Died at Age 83 - The Atlantic Remembering Gene Wilder, the Star of 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,' Who Died at Age 83 - The Atlantic](https://cdn.theatlantic.com/thumbor/WQS9u-Qt7hgC95SP5kVX3-jXMno=/74x44:1838x1036/960x540/media/img/mt/2016/08/gene_wilder/original.jpg)
Remembering Gene Wilder, the Star of 'Young Frankenstein' and 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,' Who Died at Age 83 - The Atlantic
![The Academy on Twitter: "Thank you Gene Wilder for all that you've given us. You'll be missed. https://t.co/JU4GngwjqV" / Twitter The Academy on Twitter: "Thank you Gene Wilder for all that you've given us. You'll be missed. https://t.co/JU4GngwjqV" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CrDb45DUAAA7jqM.jpg)
The Academy on Twitter: "Thank you Gene Wilder for all that you've given us. You'll be missed. https://t.co/JU4GngwjqV" / Twitter
![Gene Wilder died holding hands with family while listening to Somewhere Over the Rainbow | Daily Mail Online Gene Wilder died holding hands with family while listening to Somewhere Over the Rainbow | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/08/30/09/37B0ED6D00000578-3764717-Wilder_was_diagnosed_with_Alzheimer_s_three_years_ago_but_kept_i-a-5_1472547538857.jpg)