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
Steve Silberman characters, and a rallying call to respect difference." It was named one of the best books of 2015 by "The New York Times", "The Economist", "Financial Times", "The Guardian", and many other outlets. Some other reviews were less positive, for example Dr. James C. Harris of Johns Hopkins University criticized "Neurotribes" as a book that pushes an agenda, saying that Silberman misrepresented Leo Kanner as somebody that had a negative view towards autistics and their parents, rather than, as Harris argued, an advocate for individualized treatment for every child. Steve Silberman Steve Silberman is an American writer for "Wired" magazine