Mister.Weirdo's Memorial Thread For Those Who Will NOT Be Down For Breakfast

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Very sad. I'll be watching Willy Wonka, Blazing Saddles, and/or Young Frankenstein soon.

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My friends just texted me to tell me a few minutes ago. This makes me so sad. Like Robin Williams level sad. Wilder was amazing and so loveable. The world is poorer without him.

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My friends just texted me to tell me a few minutes ago. This makes me so sad. Like Robin Williams level sad. Wilder was amazing and so loveable. The world is poorer without him.

Well, at least Wilder lived a full life.

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Very true. I just have a real soft spot for Wilder. I recently saw Young Frankenstein at a theater on the big screen and it was wonderful.

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Gene Wilder had the fastest hands in the world.


...Until some punk kid shot him in the ass.


I'm gonna miss him.

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Shine on, Crazy Doctor.

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Wilder's nephew released this statement about his uncle's death, which I think says a lot about his character:

It is with indescribable sadness and blues, but with spiritual gratitude for the life lived that I announce the passing of husband, parent, and universal artist Gene Wilder, at his home in Stamford Connecticut. It is almost unbearable for us to contemplate our life without him. The cause was complications from Alzheimers Disease with which he co-existed for the last three years. The choice to keep this private was his choice, in talking with us and making a decision as a family. 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 recognize those that were closest to him, nor took command of his central-gentle-life affirming core personality. It took enough, but not that.

The decision to wait until this time to disclose his condition wasn’t vanity, but more so that the countless young children that would smile or call out to him “there’s Willy Wonka,” would not have to be then exposed to an adult referencing illness or trouble and causing delight to travel to worry, disappointment or confusion. He simply couldn’t bear the idea of one less smile in the world.

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One of Romania's great actors of stage and screen, Marin Moraru, has died at the age of 79. Moraru forged strong working relationships with filmmakers Mircea Moldovan and Dan Pita in the national cinema.

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Jeanne Martin, a model and Orange Bowl queen who became the wife of singer and actor Dean Martin during the height of his fame, died Wednesday after a battle with cancer at her Beverly Hills home, her family announced. She was 89.

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Actress Jacqueline Pagnol died Monday, Aug. 22 in Paris at the age of 95.

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Musician Adrian Enescu has died. He recorded music scores for filmmakers like Dan Pita and Mircea Veroiu. Some of his electronic soundscapes are incredibly beautiful.

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Journalist, screenwriter and documentary filmmaker Henri De Turenne has died at the age of 94.

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After initial reports appeared days ago, it seems to have been confirmed in the Polish press that cinematographer Krzysztof Ptak has died. He was regarded as one of Poland's most gifted cameramen having shot films for Grzegorz Krolikiewicz, Wojciech Marczewski, Jan Jakub Kolski and many others.

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Sagan Lewis, an actress on St. Elsewhere and the twice-married wife of Emmy-winning writer-producer Tom Fontana, died Sunday at her home in New York City after a six-year battle with cancer, UTA announced. She was 63.

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The hugely admired and popular Québécois film-maker André Mélançon has died aged 74. He had been suffering from leukemia over recent times and at the 2015 Jutra awards ceremony he was touchingly and lovingly honoured by his peers in the industry with a lifetime achievement award. He is particularly associated with his family-orientated films that garnered considerable success and attention. His best-known film might well be 'La Guerre des tuques'. With his passing, Québécois cinema has undoubtedly lost an influential and much-loved father figure.