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50+ Stars We Lost in 2016

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50+ Stars We Lost in 2016

January 3, 2017 by Britt Stephens

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Gene Wilder

The beloved actor, who charmed audiences in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and Blazing Saddles, died in August at the age of 89.

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