Richard Pryor taught Gene Wilder how to improvise on camera (NPR+)
Summary
Gene Wilder discusses his new memoir, *Kiss Me Like a Stranger*, and reflects on his collaborations with Mel Brooks and Zero Mostel. He shares anecdotes from filming *Young Frankenstein* and *Silver Streak*, including a pivotal scene rewrite by Richard Pryor. Wilder also opens up about his childhood, a compulsive need to pray, and the profound impact of his wife Gilda Radner’s death from cancer.
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