Gene Wilder

Gene Wilder, who most people know fondly as Willy Wonka from the Chocolate Factory movie, was diagnosed with lymphoma, (non-Hodgkins) in 1999 but was able to beat the strain and has been in remission and living a private life since 2000.
His wife Gilda Radner passed away from ovarian cancer [signs of ovarian cancer] and he has been a vocal advocate of cancer charities since his recovery. Also, since he went into remission for his cancer he has published several books including the 2007 release My French Whore and in 2008 The Women Who Wouldn’t.