Gene Wilder: An appreciation
He made hysteria hysterical. Wilder, born Jerome Silberman, got his first taste of success on stage in the early 60s. He appeared in the original 1963 Broadway production ofOne Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, starring Kirk Douglas. Credit: AVCO/Getty Images Any actor would have looked subtle standing next to a look-at-me ham like Mostel. But Wilder gave his nebbish accountant character Leo Bloom a hilariously high-strung humanity. After repeatedly yelling, Im hysterical!...