{"product_id":"gene-wilder-funny-and-sad-paperback","title":"GENE WILDER: FUNNY AND SAD (paperback)","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"Gene Wilder is one of the great comic actors of the last half-century - and he is also a fascinating figure offscreen. Brian Scott Mednick has done a four-star job of capturing his life and times.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e- Richard Roeper, \u003cem\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eEver since his big screen breakthrough as phobia ridden accountant Leo Bloom in \u003cem\u003eThe Producers\u003c\/em\u003e, 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 \u003cem\u003eBlazing Saddles\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eYoung Frankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eStir Crazy\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eBrian Scott Mednick's fascinating new biography \u003cstrong\u003eGene Wilder: Funny and Sad \u003c\/strong\u003ereveals a very serious and private side to Wilder that audiences don't get to see. The book traces Wilder's humble beginnings in 1930s Milwaukee as a shy child who learned early on that being funny got him attention. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eRead the First 10 Pages Here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReview from Great Old Movies Blog\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eArticle about The Producers by Brian Scott Mednick\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eArticle about Willy Wonka \u0026amp; the Chocolate Factory by Brian Scott Mednick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eArticle about Young Frankenstein by Brian Scott Mednick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eArticle in Woman's World\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eArticle from Fox News\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eThe Wilder Ride podcast with author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eLet's Talk Art with Brooke podcast with author \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--\"''\"--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44182473867351,"sku":"chq1787291506700","price":22.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0631\/1706\/6327\/files\/gene-wilder-funny-and-sad-paperback_1.jpg?v=1787291511","url":"https:\/\/chicedgestore.shop\/products\/gene-wilder-funny-and-sad-paperback","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}