The actress who played golden ticket-winner Charlie Bucket’s mom in the beloved 1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory movie has died.
Diana Sowle died early on Friday, her representative confirmed to the BBC. She was 88. A cause of death for the actress has not been revealed.
“She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, and will be deadly missed,” the rep said in a statement, adding that Sowle died “with family by her side.”
Sowle is best remembered for her role in the 1971 film, her first-ever screen credit, where she memorably sang “Cheer Up Charlie.”
Her only other film...
Diana Sowle died early on Friday, her representative confirmed to the BBC. She was 88. A cause of death for the actress has not been revealed.
“She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, and will be deadly missed,” the rep said in a statement, adding that Sowle died “with family by her side.”
Sowle is best remembered for her role in the 1971 film, her first-ever screen credit, where she memorably sang “Cheer Up Charlie.”
Her only other film...
- 10/22/2018
- by Maria Pasquini
- PEOPLE.com
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British actor, writer and director Phil Davis has appeared in a host of top TV shows including Whitechapel; Sherlock, Being Human, Merlin and Doctor Who, while his movie credits include Alien 3, Quadrophenia, Notes On A Scandal, Secrets & Lies and Vera Drake, for which he was BAFTA-nominated. Paul McGann – Famous for playing the Eighth Doctor in the 1996 Doctor Who television film – a role he reprised in 72 audio dramas and the 2013 mini-episode ‘The Night of the Doctor’ – and for starring alongside Richard E. Grant in much-loved 1987 black comedy Withnail And I. Clarke Peters – Best known as detective Lester Freamon in acclaimed crime drama The Wire, as well as...
- 3/11/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The cast of the 1971 "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" movie appeared on the "Today Show" to celebrate the film's 40-year anniversary and to talk about their experiences being on the set. Check out the video below. In attendance were Peter Ostrum (Charlie Bucket, now a veterinarian), Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt, now acting/fitness instructor), Paris Themmen (Mike Teevee, now financial consultant), Denise Nickerson (Violet Beauregarde, now an accountant), Michael Bollner (Augustus Gloop, now a tax accountant), and Diana Sowle (Mrs. Bucket). Gene Wilder (Willy Wonka), Rusty Goffe (Oompa Loompa) and Mel Stuart (director) couldn't make it to the show. Jack Albertson, who played Grandpa Joe, passed away in 1981. Video:...
- 5/18/2011
- WorstPreviews.com
It's probably best that Gene Wilder stayed at home.
When the "Today Show" reassembled six of the surviving cast members of the 1971 film, "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," producers apparently decided to rename it "Willie Wonka." At least that's the caption that ran across the bottom of the screen for most of the interview.
And the awkwardness doesn't stop there. Peter Ostrum (Charlie Bucket), Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt), Denise Nickerson (Violet Beauregarde ), Paris Themmen (Mike TeeVee) and Diana Sowle (Mrs. Bucket) were all in attendance, dressed as normal adults do, but Michael Bollner (Augustus Gloop) brought a little something special.
Bollner showed up in an adult version of Gloop's stereotypically German costume to shed a little light on the nature of the chocolate pool where his character met his demise. "The chocolate wasn't real chocolate, it was just colored water," he says. "It was more or less a swimming...
When the "Today Show" reassembled six of the surviving cast members of the 1971 film, "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory," producers apparently decided to rename it "Willie Wonka." At least that's the caption that ran across the bottom of the screen for most of the interview.
And the awkwardness doesn't stop there. Peter Ostrum (Charlie Bucket), Julie Dawn Cole (Veruca Salt), Denise Nickerson (Violet Beauregarde ), Paris Themmen (Mike TeeVee) and Diana Sowle (Mrs. Bucket) were all in attendance, dressed as normal adults do, but Michael Bollner (Augustus Gloop) brought a little something special.
Bollner showed up in an adult version of Gloop's stereotypically German costume to shed a little light on the nature of the chocolate pool where his character met his demise. "The chocolate wasn't real chocolate, it was just colored water," he says. "It was more or less a swimming...
- 5/18/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Morality tales about gluttony, greed and conceit have yet to find an equal to rival what audiences first saw in Roald Dahl’s book-turned movie Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory. Dahl’s creative punishments for his intolerable youths were already quite visually stimulating, but the direction of Mel Stuart and the film’s fantastic visual vibrancy make Willy Wonka a film that people see once and remember forever. The girl expanding into a blueberry, the Oompa Loompas and the Charlie and his uncle floating in a giant bubble tube are just small but memorable parts of a visual feast. To give the film context from within itself, it’s an everlasting gobstopper of a movie.
Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) lives a meager life toting between school and home trying to make life easier for his mother (Diana Sowle), his Grandpa Joe (Jack Albertson) and his other bed-ridden kinfolk. Charlie’s...
Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) lives a meager life toting between school and home trying to make life easier for his mother (Diana Sowle), his Grandpa Joe (Jack Albertson) and his other bed-ridden kinfolk. Charlie’s...
- 10/8/2009
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
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