Gene Wilder's widow has recalled The Charlie and The Chocolate Factory star's emotional last words to her before he passed away. The legendary
Actor passed away in 2016 of Alzheimer's complications. Now his widow Karen Boyer has given extraordinary insight into the actor's final words in a new documentary. "The
music was playing in the background - Ella Fitzgerald was singing 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow,' and I was lying next to him, and he sat up in bed, and he said, 'I trust you,'" she told People magazine. For all the latest on news, politics, sports, and showbiz from the
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Hollywood career Gene Wilder's widow recalls actor's final words in new documentary ( Image: Getty Images) "And then he said, I love you. That's the last thing he said." Meanwhile, Gene's Woman In Red co-star Kelly Le Brock has recalled some cherished memories of him. After Wilder’s death from Alzheimer’s at 83, Kelly revealed how it was the actor’s "fatherly friendship" off screen she treasured most. She told The Mirror : "Throughout my career, I met every Hollywood star and A-lister going. I’ve had them all at my table from Walter Matthau to all the greats – and none of them came close to Gene." Kelly, who rarely gives interviews, spoke movingly about the man who helped give her that big break, at times on the verge of tears. "Gene was just so gentle, so kind and caring," she said. "The first thing that hit you about him was his blue eyes, how gentle he was with his hands when he spoke and how deliberate each word he uttered seem to be. He was just so very delicate. "He looked upon me at the time like a daughter. All I ever felt from him was pure fatherly love and support." Gene death shocked his fans worldwide after he became a household name with movies including See No Evil, Hear No evil with legendary collaborator Richard Pryor. His family announced his death with his nephew Jordan Walker-Pearlman saying he died of complications from Alzheimer’s disease at his home in Stamford, Connecticut. Wilder, who had battled non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 1989, was known as a comic genius whose timing made him a favourite of Hollywood directors. Mr Walker-Pearlman said the actor had chosen to keep his Alzheimer's secret so that children who knew him as Willy Wonka would not equate the whimsical character with an adult disease. The news of his death led to an outpouring of grief from Hollywood with his friend Mel Brooks leading the tributes. Gene Wilder's widow recalls actor's final words in new documentary ( Image: Wolper/Warner Bros/Kobal/REX/Shu) The director said: "Gene Wilder - one of the truly great talents of our time. He blessed every film we did with his magic & he blessed me with his friendship." Rob Lowe wrote, "Gene Wilder as one of my earliest heroes. Blazing Saddles, Willy Wonka, are CLINICS on comic acting. Sad to hear of his passing." Russell Crowe said: "I saw Blazing Saddles 7 times at the cinema with my school
Friends . George St. Cows outside. Gene Wilder, you were a genius. Rest in Peace." Oscar-nominated Juliette Lewis added: "Thank you for the beautiful words."