Family tree of Gene WILDER

Actor, Author, Director, Singer & Musician

American Born Jerome SILBERMAN

American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, singer-songwriter and author

Born on June 11, 1933 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin , United States

Died on August 29, 2016 in Stamford, Connecticut , United States

Born on june 11 43

Deceased on august 29 39

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Waldman

Ephraim

1845 - 1896

Wachs

Rosa

1850 -

Silbermann

Hymann "Henry" Chaim

1878 - 1949

Waldman

Sarah Rebecca Tzeitel

1876 - 1944

Baer

Louis Lewis

1869 - 1947

Altman

Lillian Libbie

1874 - 1944

Silberman

William Velvel J

1900 - 1973

Baer

Jeannette Jeanne

1907 - 1957

Silberman "Wilder"

Jerome "Gene"

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Wilder was born Jerome Silberman on June 11, 1933, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Jeanne (Baer) and William J. Silberman, a manufacturer and salesman of novelty items. His father was a Russian Jewish immigrant, as were his maternal grandparents. Wilder first became interested in acting at age 8, when his mother was diagnosed with rheumatic fever and the doctor told him to "try and make her laugh."

At the age of 11, he saw his sister, who was studying acting, performing onstage, and he was enthralled by the experience. He asked her teacher if he could become his student, and the teacher said that if he were still interested at age 13, he would take Wilder on as a student. The day after Wilder turned 13, he called the teacher, who accepted him; Wilder studied with him for two years.

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