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Gene Wilder apparently has passed.

He was 83.
 
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Today I learned Young Frankenstein was not a Mel Brooks film, but was actually a Gene Wilder film based on a two page rewrite he did after watching Frankenstein on TV and deciding it needed a happier ending.

Wilder's agent called him a short time later and said he wanted to put together a picture starring Wilder, Marty Friedman, and Peter Boyle. Wilder asked his agent why he'd thought a vehicle starring those three would be a good idea, and his agent reportedly said, "Because as of today, I'm now yours, Marty's, and Peter's agent."

Mel Brooks only signed on because the studio offered him $250k to direct.
 
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