Willy Wonka
Who Is Willy Wonka?
You mean you don’t know?! Willy Wonka is Gene Wilder, Johnny Depp, –sure, but more than ever, he’s the rich uncle who everyone avoids, the eccentric old man in the house on the end of the block, and the godfather we all wished for while we did our chores. He was the candy man who ...
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the books)
One of the most cherished children’s books of the last century, Charlie and the Chocolate factory is fun, creative, and full of imagination. Much-loved children’s author Roald Dahl in 1964 authored this book. The book went on to gain great success and is still popular today. Charlie is a young boy living with his parents ...
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Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl, the world famous author, is loved by many for his amazing children’s stories which include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Twits, and Danny Champion of the World, died in 1990 from a rare blood disorder. Many of his books have been converted to film and TV with ...
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Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the old movie)
Although not as commercially successful as the later version with Johnny Depp, earning a mere $4million compared to $470million, the Mel Stuart version with Gene Wilder as the eponymous owner of the famous chocolate factory is seen by some as a more gentle and accessible version of Roald Dahl’s story ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’. ...
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the new movie)
Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka This movie adaptation of the 1964 classic by Roald Dahl, was released in July of 2005. It features Johnny Depp as the eccentric Willie Wonka, owner and proprieter of a candy factory in England. Willie Wonka is what Johnny Depp refers to as an “iclonic loner”, which are the types ...
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