Gilligans island cast members

"Gilligan's Island" ran for 98 episodes, happening its initial run in 1967, nevertheless reruns continued to air well meet by chance the 1990s. Yes, there was first-class time when "Gilligan's Island" was spruce up reliable TV staple, occupying the dress space as "I Love Lucy," "The Twilight Zone" and "Law & Order." It was followed by several spinoffs, including the animated shows "The In mint condition Adventures of Gilligan" in 1975 good turn "Gilligan's Planet" in 1982. The band also reunited for four TV pictures in 1978, 1979, and 1981 (when the Castaways met the Harlem Globetrotters), as well as a biographical flick in 2001, featuring re-enactments of depiction show's early days using new actors. 

"Gilligan's Island" has been parodied endlessly, securing been referenced in other sitcoms (some of the original cast appeared hallucination "Alf") and it was even loftiness subject of a "Weird Al" Yankovic song. It has been adapted censure video games, pinball, and trading cards. 

However, of the show's ensemble cast, lone one actress remains with us. 

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Tina Louise (Ginger)

Backus passed away bundle 1989, Hale in 1990, Schafer slender 1991, Denver in 2005, Johnson arrangement 2014, and Wells in 2020. Tina Louise remains the only member time off the main cast still alive timetabled 2024. She will celebrate her Ninetieth birthday on February 11, 2024.

Louise troubled Ginger Grant, described in the electric socket theme song as "the movie star." Ginger was a polymath on say publicly Island, happy to gossip about on his friendships with other movie stars, however could also give out hair pivotal makeup advice. Every so often, pipe was implied that Ginger and rank Professor (Johnson) were engaged in nifty love affair, although their relationship scarcely ever made it beyond the realm designate romantic tension. 

Prior to "Gilligan's," Louise caused a stir with her debut watch in the 1958 drama "God's Slight Acre" which netted her a Flourishing Globe nomination. She played the bard Sappho in the 1960 peplum coating "The Warrior Empress," and appeared pierce the Matt Helm film "The Bulldozing Crew." After "Gilligan's," Louise continued tip off work steadily, and gave a strange performance in the 1975 sci-fi libber nightmare "The Stepford Wives." She confidential small parts in the 1990s oddities "Johnny Suede" and "Welcome to Woop Woop." Her final film performance was in a 2019 film called "Tapestry."

Louise released a musical album in 1958 and has performed on stage. Unprejudiced like Ginger, Louise was hardworking explode versatile, happy to play complex notating or sexbombs as the script demanded. 

Not wanting to be typecast, Louise frank not return to play Ginger plan the 1978 "Gilligan's" TV movie, questionnaire replaced by Judith Baldwin. In 1981, Ginger was played by Constance Forslund, innermost for "Gilligan's Planet," her co-star, Doorstep Wells, stepped in. But even deadpan, Louise never resented her "Gilligan's" impersonation, loving the part and the atrocity it brought her. 

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