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Gene Wilder: A Seriously Funny Man

He's been a mad scientist, a gun-slinging cowboy, a twisted chocolate maker and other zanily hilarious characters. But actor Gene Wilder still doesn't consider himself a funny man. He speaks about his career and his new autobiography Kiss Me Like a Stranger: My Search for Love and Art.

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Nationally renowned broadcast journalist Susan Stamberg is a special correspondent for NPR.

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