Actor Gene Wilder, Star of "Willy Wonka" Dies at 83
Jerome Silberman, professionally known as Gene Wilder, passed away at his home in Connecticut on August 29, 2016. Wilders nephew, Jordan Walker Pearlman, said he died from Alzheimers disease complications, which he was battling for three years. It is almost unbearable for us to contemplate our life without him. He stated.