Actress Denise Nickerson, best known for her role as chatty gum-chewer Violet Beauregard in 1971's "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," has died, according to multiple reports citing a Facebook post ...

Denise Nickerson, the former child actor who was one of the stars of the beloved 1971 film “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,” has died at the age of 62. Nickerson was best known for her role as ...

Denise Nickerson, best known for her role as the bratty, bubble-gum blowing Violet Beauregarde in "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" died Wednesday night after complications from strokes, her ...

Gene Wilder was well known when he played Wonka, and he continued acting until the early 2000s. Some of the actors, including Peter Ostrum, quit show business after appearing in the movie. "Willy ...

'Wonka' actor who played Violet's dad dies at 87 ENCINITAS, Calif. (AP) - Leonard Stone, who played the father who accompanied chronic gum-chewer Violet Beauregarde on a tour through a far-out candy ...

An insouciant girl named Violet sticks a wad of gum in her mouth. Her skin turns azure with each bite, nearly earning her namesake. She starts to inflate, barely even able to waddle. To move she must ...

Willy Wonka, the winsome, kooky, and imagination-powered candy-maker and chocolatier introduced in Roald Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and portrayed in film adaptations by Gene Wilder, ...

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Performances of “Willy Wonka Junior” are Thursday, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. and Friday, Aug. 14 at 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $10 apiece and are available at the door or in advance at the Fire Oompa ...