Gene Wilder listening to one of his favorite songs, a rendition of "Over the Rainbow" sung by Ella Fitzgerald. Gene Wilder Jerome Silberman (June 11, 1933 – August 29, 2016), known professionally as Gene Wilder, was an American actor, screenwriter, director, producer, singer-songwriter and author. Wilder began his career on stage, and made his screen debut in an episode of the TV series "The Play of the Week" in 1961. Although his first film role was portraying a hostage in the 1967 motion picture "Bonnie and Clyde", Wilder's first major role was as Leopold Bloom in the 1967 film "The Producers" for
Vanessa Silberman Vanessa Silberman Vanessa Silberman is a national touring guitarist, singer, engineer, record producer, independent A&R rep, booker, artist, entrepreneur and founder of the band Diamonds Under Fire. Silberman operates a Los Angeles-based artist development label called A Diamond Heart Production (Repeater (band), "Down and Outlaws", "The Love Dimension"). She is widely known for her strong DIY ethic, extensive grass roots touring (both solo and featuring other musicians) as well as wearing many different hats in the music business. Vanessa grew up living in between the San Francisco Bay Area and Kauai, Hawaii. In 1994 she was a 1 of 102