tina louise was born on february 11 1934
and is the last surviving cast member
from the classic tv show gilligan's
island which ran from 1964 to 1967
tina portrayed the sexy movie star
ginger grant who was a real contrast
from the simple farm girl next door
marianne summers played by don wells in
the series
sadly don wells died on december 30th
2020 due to complications from covid19
she was only 82 years old
after dawnwell's passing tina was quoted
as saying i will always remember her
kindness to me we shared in creating a
cultural landmark that has continued to
bring comfort and smiles to people
during this difficult time i hope that
people will remember her the way that i
do
always with a smile on her face
although she was typecast by her role on
gilligan's island tina has also done
many other broadway film and tv roles
in movies louise had starring roles in
god's little acre the trap the hangman
day of the outlaw and for those who
think young
she also appeared in the wrecking crew
the happy ending and the stepford wives
in 1975.
later films included the kentucky fry
movie johnny suede and tapestry
tina was a guest star on many tv shows
from the 1960s through the 1980s such as
bonanza route 66 kojak fantasy island
the love boat kung fu knight rider chips
dallas and married with children just to
name a few
tina was also a singer and made one
record album it's time for tina in 1957
from 1966 to 1971 louise was married to
radio and tv announcer les crane with
whom she had one daughter in 1970.
louise studied with lee strasberg and is
a lifetime member of the actor's studio
she is also an advocate for improving
child literacy
and wrote three books including sunday a
memoir in 1997 and two children's books
when i grew up in 2007 and what does a
bee do in 2009 she also paints and her
artwork has been exhibited
it was rumored through the years that
tina did not always get along with bob
denver who played gilligan but in 2005
she wrote a memorial to him in the
farewell issue of entertainment weekly
magazine
sadly bob denver had died on september
2nd 2005 from pneumonia after battling
throat cancer he was only 70 years old
the skipper played by alan hale jr sadly
passed away from cancer on january 2nd
1990 he was only 68 years old
jim backus who portrayed thurston howell
iii
sadly left us on july 3 1989 from
pneumonia after suffering from
parkinson's for many years he was only
76 years old
natalie shaffer who played lovey howell
sadly perished on april 10 1991 from
liver cancer she was only 90 years old
and last but not least the professor
russell johnson sadly died on january 16
2014 from kidney failure he was only 89
years old
the show gilligan's island still lives
on and re-runs in many languages around
the world
tina louise lives in new york city and
is perhaps still looking for a
relationship she was recently quoted as
saying
i'm open i'm open i'm open to life
he'd be funny have a good heart and
money wouldn't matter if we were stuck
on an island
before you go i'd like you to answer the
eternal question in the comment section
down below
ginger or marianne
you