1. Ida Lupino
Ida Lupino was an Anglo-American director, producer, singer, and actress. She was born on 4 February 1918 in Herne Hill in London. Her film career lasted about forty-eight years. She had appeared in about sixty films and also directed seven films. She became a citizen of United States in 1948 and lived there during most of her career. She also had co-written and co-produced some of her films. She had written five other movies and four television episodes.
Ida had served as a Lieutenant in a woman ambulance and defense corps during the Second World War. For a short time during her career, she also composed music and also worked in radio for some time. At a young age of seven, she wrote and appeared in a play called Mademoiselle fo...
Date of Death:
03-08-1995
Age:
106
Gender:
Female
Date of Death:
03-08-1995
Age:
106
Gender:
Female
2. Tina Louise
Tina Louise, an American actress and singer, was born on February 11, 1934, in the city of New York. She was brought up by her mother Sylvia, a fashion model. She did her schooling at PS 6 and Scarborough Day School. She completed her graduation from Miami University. She married Les Crane who is a radio and TV announcer. The couple had one daughter, Caprice Crane. At the age of two, she worked in an advertisement for her father's candy store. When she was seventeen, she joined Manhattan's Neighborhood Playhouse School where she learnt acting, dancing and singing under Sanford Meisner. She made her acting debut in the musical revue of Bette Davis' Two's Company in 1952. She later worked in Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?,...
Age:
90
Gender:
Female
Age:
90
Gender:
Female
3. Dawn Wells
Born on October 18, 1938, Dawn Elberta Wells was an American actress known for her role as Mary Ann Summers in Gillgan's Island. Dawn Wells actively worked in the entertainment industry from 1961 through 2019. She starred in "The epic tales of Captain Underpants" for the last time in 2019. Dawn is a wholesome beauty with comedic appeal. She was born in Reno, Nevada. She was also a contestant at the 1960 Miss America Pageant after being Miss Nevada in 1959. Aspiring to be a doctor, Miss Dawn first enrolled at Elite Stephen's College in Columbia, Missouri, but soon discovered the Drama Club. Later, she transferred to the University of Washington and earned a degree in theater. Dawn moved to Hollywood in 1964 and was cast ...
Age:
85
Gender:
Female
Age:
85
Gender:
Female
4. Natalie Schafer
Bio coming soon......
Date of Death:
10-04-1991
Age:
123
Gender:
Female
Date of Death:
10-04-1991
Age:
123
Gender:
Female
5. Alan Hale Jr
Born as Alan Hale MacKahan on March 8, 1921, to the famous theatrical film actor Alan Hale Sr. and American silent film actress Gretchen Hartman, Alan Hale Jr. was an American actor and restaurateur. During the four decades of his acting career, he has appeared in around 200 films and TV shows and several talk shows. He began his stage career, in 1931, with the play “Caught Wet” and later on made his screen debut with “Wild Boys of the Road” in 1933. During World War 2, Hale has also served in the United States Coast Guard from 1942 to 1945. However, what brought him to the limelight is his iconic role as “the Skipper” in the 1964 sitcom Gilligan’s Island.
He played the secondary lea...
Date of Death:
02-01-1990
Age:
103
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
02-01-1990
Age:
103
Gender:
Male
6. Richard Donner
Richard Donner was a filmmaker who produced some famous works during the New Hollywood era. Born on April 24, 1930, in New York City, U.S, his astonishing career spanned over 50 years. Talking about his early life, Richard Donald Schwartzberg was born in the Bronx to Russian Jewish parents. After completing his graduation from high school, he served in the U.S. Navy, becoming an aerial photographer. His stay at New York University was cut short as he left to pursue a career in acting, relocating to Los Angeles and adopting the stage name “Richard Donner”. Donner wanted to start his career as an actor but was convinced by Martin Ritt to become a director instead and hired him as an assistant. Later, he shifted to Desilu, where...
Date of Death:
05-07-2021
Age:
94
Gender:
Male
7. Jim Backus
Jim Backus was a famous American actor. He is renowned for his role in the television series The Square Jungle and Gilligan's Island. He had also performed in radio shows, 'The Jack Benny Program and 'The Mel Blanc Show' as a voice actor. Jim Backus started his career with radio before making his movie debut. Backus started his acting career with the role of Dexter Hayes in society girl. Later he acted in the movie "Where will you hide" and "A-LAD in his lamp" as a voice actor. He got recognition from the popular animation character Mr. Magoo.
Backus also played Thurston Howell III's character, which later got featured in Forbes Magazine's list of fifteen richest fictional characters. F...
8. George Wyle
George Wyle (born Bernard Weissman; in New York City on March 22, 1916) was an American orchestra conductor and composer best remembered for writing the theme music for the 1960s television show Gilligan's Island. Jerry Lewis, Flip Wilson, and Jimmy Durante had all worked with Wyle on various shows. Wyle's most well-known affiliation was with Andy Williams. He served as the music director for Andy Williams and works with Eddie Pola. He is credited with the creation of the optimistic Christmas title song It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.
Wyle was the musical director and arranger for shows like John Denver and The Muppets: A Christmas Together in the early 1970s and The Flip ...
Date of Death:
02-05-2003
Age:
108
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
02-05-2003
Age:
108
Gender:
Male
9. Russell Johnson
Russell Johnson was an American actor. He was born on November 10, 1924, in Ashley, Pennsylvania. His parents are Russell Kennedy Johnson and Marion Wenonah Smink Johnson. He was married to Constance "Connie" Dane, who was his third wife. He did his education at Girard College, Philadelphia. After completing his schooling, he enlisted as an aviation cadet under The United States Army Air Forces. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant after his training. During the Second World War, he flew 44 combat missions as a bombardier in the Pacific Theater. Johnson's B-25 and two others were shot down in the Philippine Islands, on March 4, 1945, while he was flying as a navigator.
For his injuries, Johnson received a Purp...
Date of Death:
16-01-2014
Age:
99
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
16-01-2014
Age:
99
Gender:
Male
10. Sherwood Schwartz
Sherwood Charles Schwartz was a Screenwriter and producer. He was born in Passaic, New Jersey, to a Jewish family. His siblings were mainly professional writers. Schwartz's younger brother Elroy Schwartz was a comic writer, and his elder brother was AI Schwartz, also a writer. In the 1940s, Sherwood Schwartz worked on radio shows. Later, in the 1960s, he became famous for creating the television series Gilligan's Island on CBS and the American sitcom Brady Bunch, which aired on ABC. His brother Elroy Schwartz became the lead writer for Gilligan's Island. He was honored with the Hollywood Walk of Fame and Television Walk of Fame in 2008.
Schwartz wanted to pursue a Master of Science in Biology. Still, he was unable to ...
Date of Death:
12-07-2011
Age:
107
Gender:
Male
Date of Death:
12-07-2011
Age:
107
Gender:
Male
11. Bob Denver
Bob Denver played the title role on the goofy 1960s TV sitcom ‘Gilligan's Island’ and became a cult TV personality. He was mostly loved by children who appreciated his gesture, look and body language. When the show was telecast, he was panned by the critics initially at the premier show (1964) and the show was cancelled in 1967. But when the when it ran for many re-runs, Denver became a cult figure in the TV industry.
The actor was a born artist. He came to the acting field by chance. Earlier, he was a teacher in an elementary school in California. While he was a teacher in the school, he shot for the TV series ‘The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis’ a...
Date of Death:
02-09-2005
Age:
89
Gender:
Male
Skills:
Date of Death:
02-09-2005
Age:
89
Gender:
Male
12. Rod Amateau
Bio coming soon......
Gender:
Male
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