Who wrote the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

Roald Dahl
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory/Authors
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is perhaps Roald Dahl’s best-known story. The story of Charlie Bucket, the five Golden Tickets, the Oompa-Loompas and the amazing Mr Willy Wonka has become firmly embedded in our culture since it was first published in 1964.

Is Willy Wonka based on a true story?

Other: 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.

Who was Willy Wonka based on?

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Screenplay by Roald Dahl
Based on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
Produced by Stan Margulies David L. Wolper
Starring Gene Wilder Jack Albertson Peter Ostrum Roy Kinnear Denise Nickerson Leonard Stone Julie Dawn Cole Paris Themmen Dodo Denney

Who wrote the songs in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory?

Leslie Bricusse

Anthony Newley

Walter Scharf

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory/Music composed by
Leslie Bricusse: Songwriter behind Willy Wonka songs and James Bond theme has passed away at the age of 90. As well as writing for Bond and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, he also penned music for Scrooge, Doctor Dolittle, Harry Potter, Superman and Hook during his seven-decade-long career.

Is Gene Wilder still alive?

Deceased (1933–2016)
Gene Wilder/Living or Deceased