Gene Wilder: Funny and Sad (paperback) Following service as an Army

Following service as an Army Air Corps pilot in Europe during World War II

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More films roles soon followed

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He began his career directing television in Canada and later in the U

Gene Wilder: Funny and Sad (paperback) Following service as an ArmyEver since his big screen breakthrough as phobia ridden accountant Leo Bloom in "The Producers," Gene Wilder has been one of America's most beloved comic actors. For five decades, Wilder has entertained audiences in some of the funniest films ever made, including "Blazing Saddles," "Young Frankenstein," and "Stir Crazy." Brian Scott Mednick's fascinating new biography "Gene Wilder: Funny and Sad" (BearManor Media) reveals a very serious and private