News of the death of beloved comic actor Gene Wilder at his Stamford, Conn., home came with a surprise revelation: Wilder suffered from complications of Alzheimer’s disease. He died Monday at the age of 83.
Wilder had kept his condition a secret from all but family, but it wasn’t out of vanity, according to a written statement by his nephew, Jordan Walker-Pearlman, the Associated Press wrote. Rather, Wilder did not want young fans of Willie Wonka, the character he played in the 1971 movie, Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, to be let down or worried.
The children who recognized him “would not have to be then exposed to an adult referencing illness or trouble… He simply couldn’t bear the idea of one less smile in the world,” Walker-Pearlman said. Click here to continue reading.
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