Monday, March 12, 2007
Randomly Noted Gene Wilder book signing tonight
Posted by Russell McLendon on Mon, Mar 12, 2007 at 8:12 PM
A crucial part of Mel Brooks' comedic legacy, as well as the undeniably best film incarnation of Willy Wonka, Gene Wilder made a lasting imprint on comedy during a hot streak in the '70s and early '80s that included his breakout role as Roald Dahl's candy kingpin as well as starring roles in Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Stir Crazy and 650 episodes of the children's show "The Electric Company." Wilder has been pretty quiet this century, aside from guest starring on a couple episodes of the forgettable "Will & Grace." Now 73, he's reasserting himself with his first foray into fiction writing, a novel titled My French Whore. He'll be signing copies (but, we are specifically forewarned, "no memorabilia") at the Buckhead Barnes & Noble tonight at 7, with numbers handed out at 5.
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