Gilda Radner & Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner
1983 - 1989
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Gilda Radner and Gene Wilder were married for 4 years before Gilda Radner died aged 42.

On Screen Matchups

Gilda Radner and Gene Wilder were in Haunted Honeymoon(1986) together.

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American Actress Gilda Radner was born Gilda Susan Radner on 28th June, 1946 in Detroit, Michigan, USA and passed away on 20th May 1989 Los Angeles, California, USA aged 42. She is most remembered for Saturday Night Live. Her zodiac sign is Cancer.

American Actor Gene Wilder was born Jerome Silberman on 11th June, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA and passed away on 29th Aug 2016 Stamford, Connecticut, USA aged 83. He is most remembered for Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory. His zodiac sign is Gemini.

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Relationship Statistics

StatusDurationLength
Dating1983 - 18th Sep 1984 1 year, 8 months
Married18th Sep 1984 - 20th May 1989 4 years, 8 months
Total 1983 - 20th May 1989 6 years, 4 months


(18 September 1984 - 20 May 1989) (her death)
Wilder was married to Saturday Night Live actress Gilda Radner from 1984 until her death from ovarian cancer in 1989.
Since the death of Radner, Wilder has remained active in promoting cancer awareness and treatment. He is the co-founder of Gilda's Club, a support group to raise awareness of cancer. One branch of Gilda's Club is in Wilder's hometown of Milwaukee. In 1998 he collaborated on the book "Gilda's Disease" for which he shared personal experiences of Radner's struggle with ovarian cancer. Wilder himself was hospitalized with non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 1999 but confirmed in March 2005 that his cancer was in complete remission following a stem cell transplant and chemotherapy.

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Relationship Timeline

18th September, 1984 - Marriage

1983 - Hookup

Couple Comparison

Name
Gilda Radner
Gene Wilder
Gilda Radner
Gene Wilder
Age (at start of relationship)
36
49
Height
Female
5' 6" (168 cm)
Male
5' 10½" (179 cm)
Zodiac
Cancer
Gemini
Occupation
Actress
Actor
Hair Color
Brown - Light
Blonde
Eye Color
Brown - Dark
Blue
Nationality
American
American
Religion
Jewish
Jewish

Onscreen Matchups

  • Haunted Honeymoon Haunted Honeymoon 1986

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kristen fullerJan 15, 2011

Gilda was the best at mimicing Mick Jagger...


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