Denise Nickerson, the child star who played Violet Beauregarde in the Gene Wilder-starring film adaptation 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory,' has died. By Katie Kilkenny Denise Nickerson ...

On film, the gum-chewing know-it-all Violet Beauregarde blew up into a blueberry in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. These days, the woman who played Violet, Denise Nickerson lives in Denver.

Leonard Stone, who played the father who accompanied chronic gum-chewer Violet Beauregarde on a tour through a far-out candy palace in "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory," has died. Nov. 5 ...

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The actress was best known for her role as Violet Beauregarde in the 1971 adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book. Nickerson ... earlier this week after suffering from pneumonia.