So I was watching the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory last night, and thought of a great idea for a prop to put in my office:
The bust cut in half with his hat on it.
The only problem is, can anyone identify who the bust is of? Also, any idea on where I could get a top hat in the right color? I think this would be a fun prop to have, and should be relatively easy to put together once the pieces are identified.
yeah i have always wanted to do several cut pieces from that office. Love the wallpaper too
edit , I emailed Mel Stuart to ask him if he remembered. I have had email conversations with him before so maybe he remembers if no one else does.
Last edited by propologist; Apr 12, 2010 at 3:17 PM.
That was exactly what I thought a couple hours ago when I first looked at this thread.
Maybe we could find someone who has a life mask or someone to sculpt one and we can do a run of these??
i always thought it was Gene wilder , but who knows. Kinda looks like a younger version. I just want to know for sure . I don't have my wonka book here dang it
" Pure Imagination" book. It has tons of images and background information . great information all around and I thought it might have more info but not sure.Rusty85 said:
Here's a picture from the book:
It could be a bust of Wonka, but to me it seems more like Mozart.
Can somebody ask Gene when they see him at the signing?? Maybe he can recall.
As a portrait artist it's my impression that is not Gene Wilder!CaptainEO said:
Here's a picture from the book:
It could be a bust of Wonka, but to me it seems more like Mozart.
Whoever it is appears older with jowls, a double chin and neck wrinkles.
The space between the bottom of the nose and the upper lip is shorter then Gene's. Also, Gene's nose seems to stick out farther and is pointier.
Sorry I could not be more helpful as to who it might be but I do not recognize him at all!
I am also sure it is not Mozart. Bit it could be another classical musician of lesser fame who's bust they picked up cheap and chopped in half.
If I find out who it might be I will post a pic.
Best of luck searching, Petseal
My pea-brain totally skipped a groove when I read the title of this thread.. I was envisioning someone arrested at an office while dressed as Willy or something...
On topic tho.. I always liked the 1/2 clock on the wall
LMAO!! Never thought of it that way.... but re-read the name and it so could be taken that way
I always thought it looked like Thomas Edison.
I don't know why they would use a bust of him though...
Maybe it's supposed to Roald Dahl, but it doesn't look much like him.
maybe because he is an inventor.... and so is Willy Wonka???
George Washington, maybe? That's kind of what I see when I look at it.
hmm...don't know. is not wilder thats for certain...completely different nose.SithsPadawan said:
A bust of Milton S. Hershey??
In the Gene Wilder Willy Wonka research thread there was a link posted to a pretty good looking hat....
The book that propologist mentioned, Pure Imagination, you can look inside it on Google Books. I ran across it the other day looking for stuff about the coat.
Shylaah
EDIT: On closer inspeciton, yep, believe SithsPadawan is right, that it's Roald Dahl...
Original pic of Roald Dahl from here--resized and mirrored
Last edited by Shylaah; Jun 14, 2010 at 11:02 PM. Reason: add pic
Ok...looks convincing, now...who's gonna sculpt it and make them available?
I think you're right on it being Roald Dahl but with curly hair???
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