Actor Gene Wilder, Star of Mel Brooks Movies, Dies At 83

Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka, 1971.
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By Associated Press

August 29, 2016 at 7:26 PM UTC

Corrected

August 31, 2016 at 10:40 PM UTC

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(AP) -- In an obituary Aug. 29 about Gene Wilder, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Wilder lent his voice to a film called "The Yo Gabba Gabba! Movie 2." No such film actually exists.

A corrected version of the story is below: