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
David Silberman (government administrator) David Silberman (government administrator) David M. Silberman is an American government administrator who currently serves as the Associate Director for Research, Markets, and Regulation at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Silberman also previously served as the agency's Acting Deputy Director, until the appointment of Leandra English to the office. Silberman began his law career as a clerk for D.C. Circuit Judge David Bazelon, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, and later as a member of the law firm Bredhoff & Kaiser. Before joining the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Silberman served as general counsel and Executive Vice President of Kessler Financial Services.