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American comic actor Gene Wilder, originally Jerry Silkman stars with nightclub comedian Richard Pryor in the action comedy 'Silver Streak'. Directed by Arthur Hiller, the film was chosen for the 31st Royal Film Festival. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty

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American comic actor Gene Wilder, originally Jerry Silkman stars with nightclub comedian Richard Pryor in the action comedy 'Silver Streak'. Directed by Arthur Hiller, the film was chosen for the 31st Royal Film Festival. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty

1976, Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder hold a gun while a train passes in the background in a still from the film, 'Silver Streak,' directed by Arthur Hiller. (Photo by 20th Century Fox/Getty Images)

UNSPECIFIED - JULY 11: Meidum shot of Richard Pryor as Wendell Scott, wearing goggles, seated in car. (Photo by Warner Bros./Getty Images)

UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1970: Photo of Richard Pryor Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

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African-American comedian Richard Pryor grew up bombarded by mixed messages. Pryor's grandmother owned a string of brothels, his mother prostituted herself, and his father was a pimp. Still, they raised Richard to be honest, polite, and religious. Living in one of the worst slums in Peoria, IL, Pryor found that he could best defend himself by getting gang members to laugh at instead of... Read More

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