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Correction: Obit-Gene Wilder story

By The Associated Press
Aug 31, 2016 7:00 am - In an obituary Aug. 29 about Gene Wilder, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Wilder lent his voice to a film called "The Yo Gabba Gabba! Movie 2." No such fi...
Comic performer Gene Wilder kept his serious side off camera

By SANDY COHEN
Aug 30, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Revered as a comedic and storytelling genius by Hollywood's top entertainers, Gene Wilder was a humble man who downplayed his comic gifts, was a serio...
Tributes pour in after death of Catlow, Boloney's co-owner

By Doug T. Graham
Aug 30, 2016 1:00 am - Dozens of flowers sat outside the Catlow Theater and Boloney's Sandwich Shop in downtown Barrington Tuesday in loving tribute to the life of the businesses' co-owner, Ro...
Ex-Batavia chamber leader Donna Dallesasse remembered

By Susan Sarkauskas
Aug 30, 2016 1:00 am - Donna Dallesasse retired from the Batavia Chamber of Commerce at the end of 1999, but that didn't mean her interest in the health of Batavia's business community ended. ...
Pro wrestling's Mr. Fuji dies at 82

The Associated Press
Aug 29, 2016 7:00 am - STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - World Wrestling Entertainment says the former star wrestler and manager Harry Fujiwara, better known as Mr. Fuji, has died at age 82. An obituary ...
Appreciation: In Gene Wilder's madcap roles, a magical mania

By JAKE COYLE
Aug 29, 2016 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Gene Wilder was terrific when he was calm and collected. But when he lost it, he was transcendent. Often playing opposite enormous, big performers like Z...
Mel Brooks, Steve Martin, more pay tribute to Gene Wilder

The Associated Press
Aug 29, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tributes from peers and admirers poured in Monday for Gene Wilder, who died Sunday at the age of 83 of complications from Alzheimer's disease. --- "Ge...
Suburban fans remember Juan Gabriel at sold-out Rosemont shows

By Doug T. Graham
Aug 29, 2016 1:00 am - When Aime Serrato thinks of Juan Gabriel, the superstar Mexican singer who died unexpectedly Sunday, she remembers him as she saw him on stage last year at the Allstate ...
'Willy Wonka' star Gene Wilder dead at 83

By Sandy Cohen Associated Press
Aug 28, 2016 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES - Gene Wilder, the frizzy-haired actor who brought his deft comedic touch to such unforgettable roles as Willy Wonka and the mad scientist of "Young Frankens...
Longtime Associated Press TV columnist Jerry Buck dies at 85

By ANTHONY MCCARTNEY
Aug 28, 2016 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - William G. (Jerry) Buck, a columnist who chronicled the television industry for The Associated Press in New York and Los Angeles, died Friday at age 8...

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