The August 18 issue of Globe magazine had a 2 page article on the actors from the original Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and what they are doing today. This is what they had on Denise Nickerson:
Blueberry Violet triumphed over tears
Forever known as gum chewing Violet Beauregarde, who gets turned into a giant blueberry, Denise Nickerson landed plenty of gigs as a child before she suffered a series of bad breaks. In 1976, she was hit by a car, wore a full leg cast for eight months and soon after gave up acting. Her first husband, Rick Keller, tragically died of a brain aneurysm at age 25 in 1983. Now an accountant in Colorado, 57-year-old Denise says people are stunned to learn she starred in "Wonka." But when they doubt her, she replies, "If I was going to make up a lie, I'd be Demi Moore in Striptease- not a fruit in a kids' movie."
