Gene Wilder threw himself into every project ... That included his iconic costume in Willy Wonka. Costume designer Helen Colvig had originally drawn up sketches that kept true to Ronald Dahl ...

While Gene Wilder isn’t the only actor who has played Willy Wonka, his portrayal is arguably ... The letter gives a sense of the original design, and the costume elements Wilder inspired in ...

The always-great Letters of Note today has an old letter from Gene Wilder (who’s 79 now) to Willy Wonka & the Chocolate ... I’ve just received the costume sketches. I’ll tell you everything ...

Gene Wilder’s death has sparked an outpouring of love for his performance as the eccentric sweet-making star of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate ... alterations to his costume in order to make ...

One of late actor Gene Wilder’s most iconic roles was ... he requested a few changes be made to the original costume design for Willy Wonka. Though he liked the design for the most part, he ...

Wilder put a lot of thought into playing Wonka, providing input on everything from his character's costume ... but "Willy ...

The first shows his completely different, yet decidedly familiar, Wonka costume ... retractable orb on a stick. Gene Wilder famously used a cane in the 1971 film "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate ...

Gene Wilder, the rubbery-faced star of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and comedy classics from Mel Brooks, has died, according to his nephew and his agent. He was 83. Wilder died Monday at ...