Gene Wilder 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 which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. This was the first in
Chartaprops v Silberman premises reasonably safe. There was no way for the first appellant to have known that the second appellant's work would be defective. The first appellant had therefore not been negligent, and the damage complained of was caused solely by the negligent act or omission of the second appellant. The SCA held, accordingly, that the court "a quo" had erred in holding the first appellant liable. Its finding in relation to the second appellant could, however, not be faulted. The appeal was thus upheld in part and dismissed in part. Chartaprops v Silberman Chartaprops 16 (Pty) Ltd and Another v Silberman