10 Things You Didn't Know About Gene Wilder
5. He Was A Published Novelist
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Though most know Wilder as an accomplished film and television actor, he was a man of many skills and talents. Uninterested in a lazy retirement, Wilder used his free time to pen three novels and a collection of short stories.
Wilder's first novel released in 2007, a comedic spy romance titled My French Whore. My French Whore tells the story of a young railway worker named Paul Peachy, who enlists in the army after becoming disillusioned with life.
His second novel The Woman Who Wouldn't was released just a year later, followed by a short story collection titled What Is This Thing Called Love? Wilder's last novel, Something To Remember You By: A Perilous Romance, was published in 2013.