The U.K. legend reflects on his journey creating his debut album Born to Do It 25 years later as part of Billboard's Black ...

The book’s success spread like wildfire. By 1967 American publishers had begun printing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and by 1971 the Willy Wonka Candy Company was born.

An Oompa Loompa costume auctioned from the 1971 film "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" sold in 2012 for $30,000. Provided by Profiles in History By Philip Potempa , (219) 852-4327 ...

Loompas? The mysterious chocolatier and his diminutive workers in the chocolate factory will cavort on the Hale Center ...