Willy Wonka
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Creators | Roald Dahl |
| First appearance | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| Occupation | Chocolatier |
| Notable alias | Wonka |
| Famili | Wilbur Wonka ; (2005 film only) |
| First appear | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| Books | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory |
| Okra answer panel age | Age |
| Okra answer panel dad | Dad |
| Okra answer panel personality type | Personality type |
| Okra answer panel colors | Colors |
| Played by | Johnny Depp |
| Timothée Chalamet | |
| Gene Wilder | |
| Blair Dunlop | |
| Okra answer panel creatures | Creatures |
| Founders | Founder |
| Movies/Shows | Wonka |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 552687 |
Willy Wonka Life story
Willy Wonka is a fictional character appearing in British author Roald Dahl's 1964 children's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its 1972 sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. He is the eccentric owner of the Wonka Chocolate Factory. Wonka has been portrayed in film multiple times.
Wonka: Timothée Chalamet says people didn't want him to 'mess up' role
...By Noor Nanji & Guy LambertCulture reporters, BBC NewsTimothée Chalamet has said he was aware people did not want him to " mess up" his portrayal of the much-loved character Willy Wonka...
Matildas mania sweeps Australia ahead of England semi-final
... Getting a seat at Wednesday s semi-final against England has felt like finding a Willy Wonka golden ticket, with many arguing it s tougher than than securing admission to a Taylor Swift concert...
Wonka film provides golden ticket for St Albans park jackpot
... Verulamium Park in St Albans was used by Timothée Chalamet, who plays Willy Wonka, and a Warner Bros film crew last year...
Wonka: Hugh Grant revealed as Oompa Loompa in new movie trailer
... The movie tells the backstory of eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka, played by US star Timothée Chalamet...
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... Grant will play one of the workers in the forthcoming Wonka movie - about the life of Willy Wonka, from Roald Dahl s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory...
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... WonkaLiterature s most famous and most eccentric chocolate impresario has already been played by Gene Wilder in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and by Johnny Depp in Charlie & the Chocolate Factory...
Timothée Chalamet is first male British Vogue cover star
... He s set to appear in the upcoming Willy Wonka prequel, a musical about the character s early life...
Cadbury shrinks size of Dairy Milk sharing bar
... In the book, children who found golden tickets in the bars won a trip to Willy Wonka s chocolate factory...
Willy Wonka songwriter Leslie Bricusse dies aged 90
Leslie Bricusse , The Man behind songs such as Candyman and Pure Imagination from The Hit film Willy Wonka , has died at the Age Of 90.
The News Who Said he was " one of The Giant songwriters of Our Time ".
Bricusse had a prolific career with songwriting credits including Talk to The Animals from Doctor Dolittle .
He also penned the lyrics to Bond song Goldfinger - Together with Anthony Newley - and You Only Live Twice.
Other collaborations with Newley included Feeling Good , made famous by Nina Simone .
Dame Joan said: " One of The Giant songwriters of Our Time , writer of Candyman, Goldfinger amongst so many other hits, and my great friend Leslie Bricusse has sadly died today.
" He and his beautiful Evie have been in My Life for over 50 Years . I will miss him terribly, as will his many friends. "
Born in Pinner, north west London, Bricusse and Newley enjoyed a fruitful partnership, writing 1961 musical Stop The World I Want to Get Off and the 1971 film Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory , based on Roald Dahl 's popular children's book.
He also wrote many other musicals including Scrooge, Hook (with John Williams ) and Goodbye Mr Chips.
Bricusse won two Oscars for his work. Talk to The Animals won best original song in 1968, while Victor/Victoria - which he wrote with Henry Mancini - won best original song score or adaptation in 1983.
He won a Grammy in 1963, which he shared with Newley, for The Song What Kind of Fool Am I? from Stop The World I Want to Get Off.
how he felt about winning his Academy Awards , He Said : " The Oscars are brilliant. If the whole world was run by The Oscar committee it would be a much better place.
" I have nothing but admiration for them. I'm playing Par - I'm 10 nominations and two wins. So if you reckon you win one in five, I'm on Par , " He Said .
Also in 2015, he staged Pure Imagination - The Songs of Leslie Bricusse , a musical revue reflecting on a back catalogue of More Than 1,000 songs.
The composer and lyricist was said to be adamant his that his musical theatre scores should be sung traditionally, rather than jazzed up to suit a particular producer's whims.
Bricusse described himself in his book Pure Imagination : A Sorta-biography as " one of the luckiest people I know, second only perhaps to Ringo Starr".
" It's not really An Autobiography . It's about incidents rather than my entire life, and it's about Other People as much as me. I just put down the things I remembered! "
Bricusse stated at the outset of one of his early chapters that he will be dropping names " like fragrant rose petals".
The Book was interspersed with anecdotes and quotes from some of his famous friends, including Dame Julie Andrews , Sir Elton John and Sir Michael Caine .
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Source of news: bbc.com
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