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Gilda Radner

comedienne
Born: 6/28/1946
Birthplace: Detroit

Emmy Award-winning television, film and stage comedienne who is best remembered for her appearances on Saturday Night Live (1975–80). Her regular characters on the show included Ba Ba Wawa, Roseanne Rosanna-Dana and Emily Litella. She died of ovarian cancer after authoring a book on her battle with the disease.

She was married to

Gene Wilder

(Jerome Silberman)
actor, comedian
Born: 6/11/1935
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Died: 5/20/1989

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